[PD-dev] under_scores versus studlyCaps in object names

carmen ix at replic.net
Sun Mar 26 06:08:28 CEST 2006


On Sat Mar 25, 2006 at 09:45:52PM -0500, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
> 
> I just was thinking: C++, Java, SuperCollider, Python, SmallTalk,  
> processing, etc. all use studlyCaps as the standard for object and  
> method names rather than the GNU C under_score_object_names or the  
> Max/Pd-style runeverythingtogether (natural for German and Thai  
> speakers, but not most languages AFAIK).

i think its called camelCase in some circles. no idea why, as i can't read Arabic..

pd symbols can have spaces, so do we even need underscores? i find eather solution incongruous and not idiomatic with pd

> 
> Should we make the new Pd libraries use capsAsTheStandardNameFormat?   
> I am beginning to think yes...




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