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[Ola Skavhaug <skavhaug@xxxxxxxxx>]

Anders Logg skrev den 16/09-2008 følgende:
> We use lowerCamelCase for function names, but this looks a little
> silly when we map function names in the the wrapper classes DofMap
> and FiniteElement:
> 
>   ufc::dof_map::global_dimension() --> dolfin::DofMap::globalDimension()
> 
> Do we want to keep using lowerCamelCase for function names, or should
> we use global_dimension() etc?
> 
> A change should not be very visible in the user interface, partly
> because I think lowerCamelCase looks ugly and have tried to avoid
> using it in the past (which is why many functions have short and
> cryptic names like init(), update()...). :-)

I think consistency is more important than aesthetics :)

CamelCaps and function names with _ is, as far as I see it, consistent.

Ola
 
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> Anders



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