note talexb <p>My preference when it comes to writing code is readability. What that really means is readability <em>to me</em>. Everyone has a different ideal on how to make code readable.</p> <p>To me, a variable name like <c>$camelCase</c> is very readable. The sigil is full height, and that's followed by a lower case letter. After that, each word within the variable name starts with a capital letter. It's also easy to type: just upper and lower case letters. That's the typography angle for you.</p> <p>A variable name like <c>$camel_case</c> is not as friendly from a typing point of view -- I have to stop typing letters and go and hit the underbar. This gets worse if it's <c>$a_really_long_variable_name</c>; I never learned to type properly, so my typing style probably contributes to this.</p> <p>Worse than this is the choice that combines camelCase with snake_case .. <c>$a_Very_Long_Variable_Name</c>. If you're able to type that easily and quickly, good for you -- I'll never use it.</p> <p>Finally, I've met Damian a few times when he's visited Toronto -- he's a very entertaining speaker and is extremely knowledgeable about Perl and Computer Science. Still, I don't agree with *everything* he says -- in some cases I have my own preferences.</p> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-131279"> <p>Alex / [talexb] / Toronto</p> <p><small>"<a href="http://www.groklaw.net">Groklaw</a> is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds</small></p> </div></div> 990350 990350