On 5/15/07, Ken Foskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip
Look to the code itself first, use real names and spell them in full. I have a production system where prefix is shortened to pfx, pref, prefx. It is a nightmare to maintain.
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The problem here is not the shortening (which can be a good thing), but the lack of standardization. Each organization should put together a style guide (preferably based on Conway's Perl Best Practices*) that includes common abbreviations. * http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlbp/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/