From: "Volkmann, Mark" Date: 2002-10-11T00:44:41+09:00 Subject: Re: Too Many Underscores? This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C27073.DA63D1C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Who puts comments in their code? ;-) You're absolutely right. I temporarily forgot about that. This is what I get for working in both Java and Ruby! ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: William Djaja Tjokroaminata [mailto:billtj@z.glue.umd.edu] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:35 AM > To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org > Subject: Re: Too Many Underscores? > > > Mmmm... and then how are we going to distinguish them from comments? > > Bill > ============================================================== > =========== > Volkmann, Mark wrote: > > I haven't followed the discussion about new syntax for > private variables > > very closely, but I don't like the idea of using leading > underscores for > > them. I apologize if this has already been suggested and > rejected, but ... > > > What about preceding them with a pound sign? You could say > that the # > > represents being "behind bars", "in prison" and "locked > away from the rest > > of the world". > *********************************************************************************** WARNING: All e-mail sent to and from this address will be received or otherwise recorded by the A.G. Edwards corporate e-mail system and is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to, someone other than the recipient. ************************************************************************************ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C27073.DA63D1C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Too Many Underscores?

Who puts comments in their code?  ;-)

You're absolutely right.  I temporarily forgot about= that.  This is what I get for working in both Java and Ruby! ;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Djaja Tjokroaminata [mailto:billtj@z.glue.umd.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:35 AM
> To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> Subject: Re: Too Many Underscores?
>
>
> Mmmm... and then how are we going to distinguish th= em from comments?
>
> Bill
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> Volkmann, Mark <Mark.Volkmann@agedwards.com> = wrote:
> > I haven't followed the discussion about new sy= ntax for
> private variables
> > very closely, but I don't like the idea of usi= ng leading
> underscores for
> > them.  I apologize if this has already be= en suggested and
> rejected, but ...
>
> > What about preceding them with a pound sign?&n= bsp; You could say
> that the #
> > represents being "behind bars", &quo= t;in prison" and "locked
> away from the rest
> > of the world".
>



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