Unless you have a specific reason to use the implicit argument list, it is best to use parens in calling functions.

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Also functions should be given names that clearly describe what they do. Inability to find a meaningful name for a function is usually an excellent indicator that the code is not well factored. Certainly having a function whose name does not properly describe what it does is almost always a maintainance problem...