From Python’s Class module documentation: Private” instance variables that cannot be accessed except from inside an object don’t exist in Python. However, there is a convention that is followed by most Python code: a name prefixed with an underscore (e.g. _spam) should be treated as a non-public part of the API (whether it is a … Read more
If I’m not mistaken, the limit is not in the language itself but in the classfile format, which limits names to 64k, so for all practical intents and purposes identifier length is not a problem. Specifically, this is the definition of a constant string in the pool, which seems to imply the maximal length is … Read more
Because these methods have different semantics explained in the JavaDoc. add/remove are unconditional while offer/poll return special value: offer only offers a new value, but it might not be accepted, e.g. if the queue is full poll only polls for the value, but we accept the fact the value might not be there. To complicate … Read more
I would say that it qualifies as a code smell, but remember that a code smell doesn’t necessarily spell trouble. It is something you should look into and then decide if it is okay. Having said that I personally find that a name like that adds very little value and because it is so generic … Read more
(Assuming c#) NUnit.Framework.TestContext.CurrentContext.Test.Name or NUnit.Framework.TestContext.CurrentContext.Test.FullName or if you are really lazy and aren’t driving your tests with TestCaseSource (thanks @aolszowka): this.GetType().ToString()
Option two is most common. In Java it’s considered poor practice to use meaningless name prefixes or suffixes to distinguish instance variables from parameters from local variables. But there are no conventions for the names themselves. Use whatever names make the code easiest to understand.
function startEditing(){ if (user.canEdit(currentDocument)){ editorControl.setEditMode(true); setButtonDown(btnStartEditing); } } Should read like a narrative work.
Revision Control is the more generic term, used for source-control tools but also for other tools (Word, OpenOffice, …). It references a version. Source Control offers revision control with branching and merging which are not always available in all revision tools (Word is not a Source Control, but offer revision control features) Version Control is … Read more
There are three conventions, which you might find confusing. The standard PEP8 defines a standard for how to name packages and modules: Modules should have short, all-lowercase names. Underscores can be used in the module name if it improves readability. Python packages should also have short, all-lowercase names, although the use of underscores is discouraged. … Read more
The issue here is that importing files with the hyphen-minus (the default keyboard key -; U+002D) in their name doesn’t work since it represents minus signs in Python. So, if you had your own module you wanted to import, it shouldn’t have a hyphen in its name: >>> import test-1 File “<stdin>”, line 1 import … Read more