Why do some people use apostrophies in variable names?

Tue, 11 May 2004 09:11:50 -0600

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In the early days of Image (before PowerHouse) it was customary in some 
circles to use apostrophies in file names and dashes in item names. You 
were then able to quickly distinguish between file names and field names in 
code. It may not have been a problem with mistaking the apostrophies for 
string literals as I believe it was more common on the HP/3000 to use 
double quotes (") to delimit strings.

~Vaughn Seward

>From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com 
>[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]On Behalf Of Robert Edis
>Sent: May 10, 2004 8:09 PM
>To: PowerHouse List
>Subject: Why do some people use apostrophies in variable names?
>
>I've seen a number of people use apostrophies in field names with 
>PowerHouse.  WHY????
>
>They confuse the heck out of me when trying to visually parse code as they 
>can be mistaken for the beginning or ending of the string litteral.
>
>What's wrong with using under[score|bar]s?  Much more readable.
>
>Blue

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In the early days of Image (before PowerHouse)
it was customary in some circles to use apostrophies
in file names and dashes in item names.
You were then able to quickly distinguish between file names and field
names in code. It may not have been a problem with mistaking the
apostrophies for
string literals as I believe it was more common on the HP/3000 to use
double quotes (&quot;) to delimit strings. 
~Vaughn Seward 
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Behalf Of Robert Edis

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<dd><font size=3>I've seen a number of people use apostrophies in field
names with PowerHouse.&nbsp; WHY????<br>

<dd>&nbsp;<br>

<dd>They confuse the heck out of me when trying to visually parse code as
they can be mistaken for the beginning or ending of the string
litteral.<br>

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<dd>What's wrong with using under[score|bar]s?&nbsp; Much more
readable.<br>

<dd>&nbsp;<br>

<dd>Blue</font>
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