A Short Guide to Naming

Tim Ottinger

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A Short Guide to Naming

Foreword
Introduction: What This Book Assumes
- The Foundation We Build Upon
- So why should we consider naming?
What is the Point?
Readability as a Matter of Familiarity
Context Creates Clarity
Length of Names
- The Factors To Consider
- So, No Single-Letter Identifiers?
- @ A name carries meaning
@@ Redundant Context Carries No Meaning
- Primacy
- Programming Nicknames
Rules of Thumb
Extraction and Naming - Two Sides of the Same Coin
Nouns And Verbs
Rules of Thumb
Incrementalism
Conclusion

A Short Guide to Naming/Incrementalism

Incrementalism

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Naming is a Process

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Intentionally Bad Names

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Obviously Temporary Names

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Renaming Safely

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Caveats

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The Art of Incremental Improvement

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Conclusion

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Incrementalism
Naming is a Process
Intentionally Bad Names
Obviously Temporary Names
Renaming Safely
Caveats
The Art of Incremental Improvement