Thanks Mike, I'll be in touch in the next couple of weeks. Pete Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Mike Felker <ad...@mfelkerco.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
