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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Class Naming in Core
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Am 05.06.2017 um 10:14 schrieb Tony Marston:
> wrote in message news:3cfc0130-e530-64ed-36e8-372b044811a8@rhsoft.net...
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 04.06.2017 um 11:10 schrieb Tony Marston:
>>> If there was never a standard to begin with then there should be 
>>> proper justification for introducing one now, and I'm afraid that "to 
>>> be consistent" is not a valid argument. What problems are caused by 
>>> this inconsistency? What is the cost, both in core developer time and 
>>> application developer time, to change it? If the benefits are smaller 
>>> than the costs then can the change actually be justified?
>>
>> seriously, if you don't understand the obvious benefits of consistency 
>> when a lot of different people have to deal with source code over a 
>> long period of time likely the discussion with you is pointless and 
>> just wasted time for everybody involved
> 
> Seriously, can you explain in words of one syllable the precise benefits 
> of such a consistency? Can you measure the benefits? Just because some 
> OCD sufferers like consistency is not a good enough reason. I have been 
> programming for over 30 years, and in that time I have had to deal with 
> both snake_case and CamelCase, and while I personally find that 
> snake_case is more readable, especially with names that contain more 
> than 3 or 4 words, I have no trouble reading either. Having a mixture of 
> styles does not cause a problem (except in the minds of OCD sufferers) 
> so IMHO it does not require a solution. Anybody who says that they 
> cannot work with a mixture of naming styles is either a liar or Illiterate

it feels like talking with a blind guy about colors
who said "cannot"?

i can mess up my living room and life still goes on
but i won't

i can live without taking a shower over weeks
but i won't

i could work with someone which has a terrible coding style
but i won't