TIL (2022.02.20)

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Today I Learned... DAY [3]

📜 Chapter You Read Today: Chapter 2- Meaningful Names

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Reflecting back, I think this is the chapter which provided the knowledge that I have been using the most in my professional career.

This time, I summarized 16 principles that the author explains in this chapter as principles to create meaningful names. I added a few of my two cents as well. I hope you find it a bit YUNseful :)

16 Principles for creating meaningful names

• Use Intention-revealing Names
• Avoid disinformation
• Make Meaningful Distinctions in names.
• Use Pronounceable Names
• Use Searchable Names
• Avoid Encodings
• Avoid Mental Mapping
• Class Names
• Method Names
• Don’t be Cute