Re: Re: [PHP-PEAR] Comment on Doc - function/method names

From: Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 16:25:55 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: [PHP-PEAR] Comment on Doc - function/method names
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> > "Stig S. Bakken" wrote: > > > > Ulf Wendel wrote: > > > I like the idea that methodnames must not contain underscores. I > > > do not like the idea that (user-) functions should be named with > > > underscores. These names should be reserved for php functions. > > > > Not much left for user functions then? :-) Maybe we should just drop > > the function naming convention completely. > > I don't think so. All I want is to shift the distinction beetween > user functions (underscore) and user methods (no underscore) to > user side (no underscore) and php side stuff (underscore). > > > > How about taking the java coding conventions but modify > > > (simplify) it for the needs of php? What about using some Perl conventions/ideas, have a look at: http://www.cpan.org/doc/FMTEYEWTK/style/slide-index.html especially: http://www.cpan.org/doc/FMTEYEWTK/style/slide6.html http://www.cpan.org/doc/FMTEYEWTK/style/slide7.html Also the official CPAN documentation on modules (more what we might be looking to include): http://www.cpan.org/modules/00modlist.long.html#Part1-Modules:C Sterling Hughes sterling@designmultimedia.com

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