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Word Ordering
Word Ordering
Many variables will be composed of multiple words. Word ordering can have an impact on communicating understanding to others, so it’s important to consider when crafting variable names. Should a name be read_file
or file_read
? (those examples can be more ambiguous depending on the context, so see other advice for how to make them more specific). Regardless, consider the following when choosing orders of words in variable names:
, multiple selections available,
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