The task is to invent names for things

[alister]

On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:41:41 +0200, Peter J. Holzer wrote:

> On 2021-10-27 12:41:56 +0200, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
>> Am Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 11:36:33PM +0000 schrieb Stefan Ram:
>> > xyzzy = lambda x: 2 * x
>> >   . Sometimes, this can even lead to "naming paralysis", where one
>> >   thinks excessively long about a good name. To avoid this naming
>> >   paralysis, one can start out with a mediocre name. In the course of
>> >   time, often a better name will come to one's mind.
>> 
>> In that situation, is it preferable to choose a nonsensical name over a
>> mediocre one ?
> 
> I don't know. A mediocre name conveys at least some information, and
> that seems to be better than none. On the other hand it might be just
> enough to lead the reader astray which wouldn't happen with a
> non-sensical name.
> 
> But since perfect names are hard to find, using nonsensical instead of
> mediocre names would mean choosing nonsensical names most of the time.
> So I'll stick with mediocre names if in doubt.
> 
>         hp

Although if a mediocre name is chosen there is less impetus on the 
programmer to change it, "its not great but it'll do"
where as a nonsense name sticks out like a saw thumb until it is 
corrected.
I am firmly undecided




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