Re: Coding Standards - are there any ?

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2003

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texte = >I don't know if that was totally helpful, but I think you get the idea. I>prefer to name things>according to what they are and what their function is. Kind of simplistic,>but it keeps me sane.>I've noticed that some folks like to prefix their form-variables with>underscores>(___FORM-VARIABLE-1), and things of that nature. I can see where it would be>useful, but for me,>it's a chore enough just to build some of this (to me) damn complex stuff,>and the last thing I>need is another sub-task to potentially confuse me.>>That said, to each their own, right? Ok back to work for me. Hope this>helped.I totally totally totally agree. While I understand the logic of using prefixes so people can use incoming formvariables then strip away the first couple of characters, to me this just complicates the task months after the fact when I look inside templates and have to dig back to see what the hell is coming into the page that formvariables is collecting. I rue the day I set up my main site with these prefixes because I blindly followed conventions I saw being used on the list. One of these days maybe I'll rewrite to make them easier. WebCat is a roll-your-own thing; do what makes sense to YOU.Terry-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Coding Standards - are there any ? (Alan White 2003)
Re: Coding Standards - are there any ? (Terry Wilson 2003)
Re: Coding Standards - are there any ? (Tom Duke 2003)
Re: Coding Standards - are there any ? (Charles Kline 2003)
Re: Coding Standards - are there any ? (Howard Wolosky 2003)
Re: Coding Standards - are there any ? (Kimberly D. Walls 2003)
Re: Coding Standards - are there any ? (Dan Strong 2003)
Re: Coding Standards - are there any ? (John Peacock 2003)
Coding Standards - are there any ? (Tom Duke 2003)

>I don't know if that was totally helpful, but I think you get the idea. I>prefer to name things>according to what they are and what their function is. Kind of simplistic,>but it keeps me sane.>I've noticed that some folks like to prefix their form-variables with>underscores>(___FORM-VARIABLE-1), and things of that nature. I can see where it would be>useful, but for me,>it's a chore enough just to build some of this (to me) damn complex stuff,>and the last thing I>need is another sub-task to potentially confuse me.>>That said, to each their own, right? Ok back to work for me. Hope this>helped.I totally totally totally agree. While I understand the logic of using prefixes so people can use incoming formvariables then strip away the first couple of characters, to me this just complicates the task months after the fact when I look inside templates and have to dig back to see what the hell is coming into the page that formvariables is collecting. I rue the day I set up my main site with these prefixes because I blindly followed conventions I saw being used on the list. One of these days maybe I'll rewrite to make them easier. WebCat is a roll-your-own thing; do what makes sense to YOU.Terry-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Terry Wilson

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