gamedevpodcast, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer Kebab case! start-screen

skybert, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer without knowing the programing language, it's an impossible question.

In Python, say, I'm all for snake case, but wouldn't dream of anything but camelcase when writing Java code.

SonnyBonds, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer I've always been a startScreen since the 90s, but I'm just now starting to become a start_screen because it's superior for macros, generating code etc.

"the_thing" can easily become "get_the_thing" while "theThing" requires case switching to become "getTheThing".

demiurg, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer Please, we all have read and inhaled PEP 8 🧐

https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/#function-and-variable-names

luftlesen, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer
😄missed it but I'm am in the winning team😁🥇

Mpwg, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer SCREEN_START
_strtscrn
?

haifisch, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer imho depends on the language and usage. if its C# I'd probably opt to capitalize as 'StartScreen' but generally only when its a public variable. If it's locally scoped in a method, tbh, dealers choice.

I do like swapping between the two to help imply scoping for readability though.

ids1024, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer Rewrite in Lisp and call it start-screen.

Nekoplanet, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer
> sTaRtScReEn
or
>stArtscrEEn
or if you want to be truly chaotic
>sTaRtScReeN

Decad3nce, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer why not SpongeBob casing.

SCrEeN_stARt

vggonz, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer it depends on the language. startScreen for OO, start_screen for imperative like C. And startscreen for code terrorists with no self respect like JavaScript.

neatchee, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer entirely depends on what you're naming.

Internal? _fooBar
Public? FooBar
Class name? foo_bar
Function? fooBar()

Allowing at-a-glance groking of type is super valuable

AdeptVeritatis, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer

As I use Rust at the moment:

snake_case for variables.
CamelCase for other keywords like enums or structs.

stephann, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer
java/javascript: startScreen
c#: StartScreen
lua/ruby/gdscript: start_screen
never: startscreen

samir, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer I voted snake_case but I vote harder for whatever the established convention is for your chosen language.

Aedius, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer START_SCREEN

Tearcell, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer I see you've chosen war today.

Tijn, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer what about screen_start so you can have other screen_ ones for different screens

simeon, 11 months ago

@Tijn I want start_screen when writing code and screen_start when reading. Help!

Angelux, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer Underscore_every_time

blazeward7, 11 months ago

@grumpygamer

Start_Screen.

grumpygamer, 11 months ago

@blazeward7 Trouble maker!