From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2003-04-09T10:59:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Style Question

Travis Whitton [mailto:whitton@atlantic.net] wrote:

> I've looked in the RubyStyleGuide on the Wiki, and I don't 
> see this addressed. When initializing variables in classes, 
> is it more common to line up `=' or just leave them alone?
> 
> I.e.,
> 
> class SomePerson
>   def initialize(name, age, birthdate)
>     @name = name
>     @age = age
>     @birthdate = birthdate
>   end
> end
> 
> class SomePerson
>   def initialize(name, age, birthdate)
>     @name      = name
>     @age       = age
>     @birthdate = birthdate
>   end
> end

I do alignment, too, but not for alignment's sake. Basically like, all
shorts align here, all long align here...

eg.
     @name      = name
     @age       = age
     @birthdate = birthdate

     @a_very_long_name_i_dont_know_why_i_hate_long_names = hehehe
     @a_very_long_name_i_dont_know_why_again 		   = argggh


btw, I like short names.

but I'm fond of comments, too -in fact, very strict on comments.
In production, I wont read code if it's not properly commented/documented.
I hate calling the programmer and asking "what is the use of this
blahblah.."

> I realize this isn't of earthshattering importance, but it's 
> something that's been nagging at me for a while...
> 

You sound like an artist. Relax :-)

> Thanks,
> Travis Whitton <whitton@atlantic.net>

kind regards -botp