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0 pointsmrkeen2y ago0 comments

> But calling auxiliary functions "go" is almost always bad naming.

Calling auxiliary functions "go" is like calling loop variables "i".

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No, it's really not. An index variable has very little details to it -- there's nothing to communicate.

Auxiliary functions are complex behavior that should be reflected in the name.

mrkeenOP2y ago

They get their name from the function they are auxiliary to.

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0 pointsmrkeen2y ago0 comments

> But calling auxiliary functions "go" is almost always bad naming.

Calling auxiliary functions "go" is like calling loop variables "i".

No, it's really not. An index variable has very little details to it -- there's nothing to communicate.

Auxiliary functions are complex behavior that should be reflected in the name.

mrkeenOP2y ago

They get their name from the function they are auxiliary to.

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