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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 09:05:04AM +0200, Ola Skavhaug wrote:
> 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

Other opinions? Garth?

-- 
Anders

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