in reply to camelCase vs snake_case

My personal preference is camelCase as I find it easier to read and easier to type. I also find that snake_case is more prone to error (I actually typed snake-case before spotting my mistake) and makes for even longer lines if you use long, descriptive variable names. The only problem using camelCase is if your variable name contains an upper-cased acronym in which situation things can get ugly :-(

Cheers,

JohnGG

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Re^2: camelCase vs snake_case
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 29, 2012 at 22:52 UTC
    The only problem using camelCase is if your variable name contains an upper-cased acronym in which situation things can get ugly

    FWIW: I usually find that in that case, start the word after the acronym with a lower case letter -- as with the first word, and things clarify.

    Eg. my $countOfFSBblocks;

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