On Thursday, March 28, 2013 8:51:15 AM UTC-5, Mark wrote: > > I'm still just a Clojure hobbyist, but I have a question for folks who are > using Clojure professionally or for larger scale projects. Recently, I've > been finding that it's difficult to come up with names for variables and > functions that aren't already in the clojure.core namespace. > > If it's any consolation, I find that coming up with good names is one of the hardest (and least appreciated) aspects of programming.
> For instance, I have a little toy project that digs through DNA sequence > data to extract some simple metrics. I obviously can't call a variable or > function "seq" because that's meaningful in clojure.core already. It turns > out, I also can't call it "bases", because that's a function in > clojure.core also. I could call it dna, but that's sort of undescriptive > (it's important to me that the name indicate the sequential nature of what > the binding refers to). > Think metaphorically - dozens of possibilities. String, slab, run, flow, clip (of film = seq of frames), chain, train, parade, etc. I find that sometimes digging through etymologies (www.etymonline.com) turns up new ideas. -Gregg -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
