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    <P><FONT SIZE=2>I prefer descriptive variable and function names - like comments, they help to make code so much easier to read.</FONT>
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    <P><FONT SIZE=2>One thing I wonder though... why do people prefer 'some_function_name()' over 'SomeFunctionName()'?&nbsp; I personally don't like the underscore character - it's an odd character to type when you're trying to get the name typed in, and the shifted character, I find, is easier to input.</FONT></P>

    <P><FONT SIZE=2>Cheers!</FONT>
    <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Jon</FONT>
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    <P><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; -----Original Message-----</FONT>
    <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; From: Steve Underwood [<A HREF="mailto:steveu@coppice.org">mailto:steveu@coppice.org</A>]</FONT>
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    <P><FONT SIZE=2>Some people still seem to be living in the age of K&amp;R C, with 6 or 7</FONT>
    <BR><FONT SIZE=2>character variable names that demand some explanation. Maybe some day</FONT>
    <BR><FONT SIZE=2>they will awake to the expressive power of long (and well chosen) names.</FONT>
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