On 5/15/07, Ken Foskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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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/

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