Re: How do you pronounce variable names?

If I'm showing code to someone, there's usually no need to pronounce the sigil at all (e.g. "friends has 2 elements"). I'd probably be more likely to say "scalar" and "array" for "$" and "@" in this situation. I might even call the variable by its value instead of by its name (e.g. "Then I 'draw' the circle." for $form->draw()).

If I'm dictating code, completeness and clarity is important, so I'd specify the symbols by name (e.g. "dollar friends equal 2 semicolon.").

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Re^2: How do you pronounce variable names? by holli (Abbot) on Feb 18, 2008 at 17:02 UTC
Ok, I'll bite. When and under hat circumstances are you "dictating" code? holli, /regexed monk/	[reply]
Re^3: How do you pronounce variable names? by zentara (Cardinal) on Feb 18, 2008 at 19:24 UTC
When I'm writing code using Microsoft Speech Recognition. It goes something like this: `me: my dollar sign t=1; computer: my dolls are singing tequila 1 semi goin;` [download] I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Cogito ergo sum a bum	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: How do you pronounce variable names? by parv (Parson) on Feb 18, 2008 at 17:39 UTC
Yes, inquiring minds need to know. (Interviews, perhaps?)	[reply]
Re^3: How do you pronounce variable names? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 19, 2008 at 04:02 UTC
When discussing or teaching syntax	[reply]