Code Complete, 2nd Edition

Chapter 11. The Power of Variable Names

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Contents

• Considerations in Choosing Good Names

• Naming Specific Types of Data

• The Power of Naming Conventions

• Informal Naming Conventions

• Standardized Prefixes

• Creating Short Names That Are Readable

• Kinds of Names to Avoid

Related Topics

• Routine names: Good Routine Names

• Class names: Good Class Interfaces

• General issues in using variables: Chapter 10

• Formatting data declarations: "Laying Out Data Declarations" in Laying Out Individual Statements

• Documenting variables: "Commenting Data Declarations" in Commenting Techniques

As important as the topic of good names is to effective programming, I have never read a discussion that covered more than a handful of the dozens of considerations that go into creating ...