The :: is just a Naming Convention for function names. Is a coding-style such as snake_case or CamelCase The convention for Function names in shell style commonly is: Lower-case, with underscores to separate words. Separate libraries with ::. Parentheses are required after the function name. The keyword function is optional, but must be used consistently … Read more
The closest you can get is a private nested enum with in the class: public class TheClass { private enum TheEnum { stHeader, stBody, stFooter } // …the rest of the methods properties etc… }
I tend to add a Base suffix to the name of the base class only if it exists from technical perspective (to share some code), and doesn’t really constitute any usable class on its own (so all of these classes are abstract). These are quite rare cases though, and should be avoided just as Helper … Read more
It’s a matter of convention. The really important thing is consistency. Most (but not all) developers prefer spaces to tabs because they look the same regardless of any particular text editor / ide setting. http://www.ecyrd.com/JSPWiki/wiki/WhyTabsAreEvil Two spaces over four is also a matter of convention. Ruby code aims to minimize extra characters, and I suppose … Read more
Line continuations are not used in C#, since an explicit line terminator (;) is required. If you’re asking, in terms of style, whether it’s a good idea to break a line into multiple lines, that’s debatable. The StyleCop rules force a line to either be defined on a single line, or for every element to … Read more
Prefer RAII. STL’s auto (and shared in boost & C++0x) pointers may help.
I would use the plural: Tokens. This implies that the static class is serving as a collection of items of some sort (whose runtime types are not that of the class). On the other hand, an enumeration’s fields are instances of the enumeration type. For example, TypeCode.String is a TypeCode. It would be weird to … Read more
While both are a-okay and used quite a lot, there is a distinct advantage to using parameter names in the declarations in your header files. Most documentation systems (say, doxygen) will parse your header files and generate docs. As an example, look here: http://libface.sourceforge.net/doc/html/classlibface_1_1_face.html Look at the constructor documentation. Compare this Parameters: x1 X coordinate … Read more
Variable title in your example is declared as a global variable, therefore it will be available to any and all scripts loaded into the same page. Whats more, if there is already a global variable named title on the same page, its value will be overwritten when you assign it the value “Hello World!” The … Read more