It's an old(*) programmers trick from when there were "reasonable" limits on the length of a variable name compilers would permit (6-8 chars.). In order to use a variable name that somewhat resembled the term you were modelling, you would drop the vowels from the word. There was also some efficiency involved in that it took considerably less typing effort. If you ever used punched cards or paper tape to load a program, you'd understand. For example:
jet_thrust ==> thrst wing_camber ==> cmbr square_root ==> sqrt air_flow ==> arflw (*) old as in we're getting close to retirement now... -jhb- From: "M.W. Chang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > hahaa....no more aeiou? ;) >> % at lst i dd ystrd. >> >> >> % From: Kurt Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> % > f u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb n cmptr prgrmmng. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
