That sounds like a great tool. I would love to help beta test it. Mike
Sent from my iPad On Oct 7, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Pete <p...@mollysrevenge.com> wrote: > Thanks for the thoughts Bob. > > For those who have replied, here's the reason behind the question. > > I'm about to ask for beta testers for an LC tool that greatly speeds up the > development of applications that use SQL databases. Part of the tool is a > palette of controls that you can drag and drop onto your cards, answer a > couple of easy questions and the control will be linked to your database. > Right now, I use a naming convention for controls so that the tool's > runtime library can recognize controls that are significant to it. > > My concern is that I'm imposing my naming convention on anyone who wants to > make use of the tool. Whether you'd be willing to give up your naming > conventions in exchange for the productivity gains you'll get from using the > tool - that's the question. > > I'm considering providing an alternative by using a custom property of the > control to store the info I need and let people name the controls according > to their own conventions. But that is a fair amount of coding and retesting > to be done so I thought I would try to gauge the sentiment on naming > conventions before starting down that path. Hopefully, that doesn't break > any forum rules. > > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > > > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Bob Earp <rje...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Pete, >> It's a great question, but the last time this was asked on the list I think >> the discussion went on for three lifetimes (in use-livecode list years) on >> what exactly should be the standard to use. It seems there's more and >> different naming conventions in the world than Tim Hortons has served cups >> of coffee, so if you are trying to automate layout based on what others use >> you're likely to discover the meaning of life, the universe and everything >> before completing half of it ;-) >> >> Richard Gaskin's article is a great start, and I think that most of us that >> have coded for a number of years have done something similar. Personally I >> think there are really only three things one needs to follow; >> >> 1. Don't worry about what others do, just name everything in a format that >> really makes sense to you and your team today, and in the future. >> 2. Keep the names as short and uncomplicated as possible. >> 3. Write down what your naming convention standards are so that others can >> refer to it, and check those standards with your team on a regular basis to >> make sure it continues to work for them. >> >> Naming is only a way of better understanding what somebody was trying to do >> in their script, and that somebody is likely you in the future !! So, don't >> forget comments which are as important but generally considered as >> kindergarden practice by self proclaimed expert scripters ;-) >> >> best, Bob... >> >> >> >>> From: Pete <p...@mollysrevenge.com> >>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>> Subject: Object Naming Conventions >>> Message-ID: >>> < >> cabx6j9mopo_9zn3+5usefnp-wyt8w2xfzu1lavp1mdxhuyb...@mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >>> >>> I vaguely remember a thread on this topic a while back. I'm interested >> in >>> what naming conventions people have for stacks/cards/controls, if any. >>> >>> This is in connection with a project I'm working on to automate laying >> out >>> controls on a card. I'm currently using a naming convention of my own >> but >>> I'd like to provide a way for other conventions to be used, in particular >>> the use of prefix or suffix characters in names of different types of >>> objects. >>> >>> Any input is most welcome. >>> >>> Pete >>> Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> >> >> >> >> Bob Earp >> White Rock, British Columbia. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
