I can see your point, but I think my brain works differently. :-)

I write the names of arrays with a trailing "s", because seeing something like @function really throws me off. It looks like there is some sort of mismatch between the name of the variable and its plurality. To me, the "s" isn't redundant... it confirms at a glance that there are (possibly) multiple elements in the variable.

Of course, sometimes even a scalar variable can hold a reference to multiple elements (as an array reference, for example). In this case, there is no "@" to indicate plurality, so the "s" is necessary (in my mind, anyway). So, in my coding style,

That's not to say that either style is necessarily better. Mine just fits my brain better. I'm curious to see what other people think, as well.

-- Mike

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In reply to Re: the "@" indicates plural hence "s" is redundant by thelenm
in thread the "@" indicates plural hence "s" is redundant by princepawn

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