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As important as the topic of good names is to effective programming, I have never read a discussion that covered more than a handful of the dozens of considerations that go into creating good names. Many programming texts devote a few paragraphs to choosing abbreviations, spout a few platitudes, and expect you to fend for yourself. I intend to be guilty of the opposite: to inundate you with more information about good names than you will ever be able to use! This chapter's guidelines apply primarily to naming variables objects and primitive data. But they also apply to naming classes, packages, files, and other programming entities. For details on naming routines, see Section 7.3, "Good Routine Names." |
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