in reply to Re: Re: Religion in the Monastery.
in thread Religion in the Monastery.
Here's an example, although you'd be unlikely to see it in the real world.
A system is password-protected. In order to make the login more difficult, you have to enter your login and password three times. Each time, you will be denied access, and asked to try again. After three failed attempts, security leaves you alone, and you can enter. You might call this section of code "Peter", because the apostle Peter denied knowing Christ three times, even though he did know him. Another section might monitor user behavior, and report improper behavior back to the admin so the user can be removed. It wouldn't be reaching to call that section "Judas", because it betrays the user.
I'm not a Christian, but I love a good pun, and I appreciate the amount of work that goes into an extended metaphor. If a person can understand their code better by using Biblical names, go nuts. As long as useability isn't hindered, say by making a variable name $I_am_going_to_hell_because_I_took_the_Lords_name_in_vain, who cares?
-Logan
"What do I want? I'm an American. I want more."
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Religion in the Monastery.
by diotalevi (Canon) on May 04, 2003 at 05:44 UTC | |
Re^4: Religion in the Monastery.
by pemungkah (Priest) on Jul 23, 2011 at 21:07 UTC |