Re: About the variable 'I' (was Re: long names (was Readability of Ada))

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From: Norman Diamond
Date: Tue, 07 May 1991 05:29

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In article <1991Apr26.034205.27308@netcom.COM> mrs@netcom.COM (Morgan Schweers) writes:

>    As for the person who screamed about 'C' programmers using 'i' in for
>loops, I've found that it makes it Real Clear(tm) that that is nothing more
>than an incremental loop counter.

If you use a more descriptive name, then the loop can say WHAT it's counting
and thereby ease the burden on "countless" maintenance programmers.
--
Norman Diamond       diamond@tkov50.enet.dec.com
If this were the company's opinion, I wouldn't be allowed to post it.

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From: diamond@jit533.swstokyo.dec.com (Norman Diamond)
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Subject: Re: About the variable 'I' (was Re: long names (was Readability of Ada))
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