"... because I have never worked with a developer that had very good spelling skills"
You don't have to tell everybody about my spelling skills. -Conrad On 11/1/07, Mike Kelp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Haha, the following is why all the argument over plural and singular > database names needs to be stopped. > > > http://www.google.com/search?q=plural+database+names&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a > > Read and let other people continue the endless, time wasting argument for > you. > > I personally have used singular names because I have never worked with a > developer that had very good spelling skills and plurals add more typos and > translation problems (even when its an english-speaking developer). And if > you generate code at all, you end up teaching your generator to speak in > plurals or entering all the forms of the word. > > Mike. > > Robert Gatti wrote: > > John, > > I've heard that companies with non-English speaking employees sometime > require non-plural naming because it is hard to spell the plural form of > many words correctly. > > For instance these three words each require different changes to > pluralize: > user -> user(s) > address -> address(es) > charity -> charit(ies) > > If anyone knows the validity of this please post. Thanks. > > > Robert > > > > On 10/24/07, Sona Solanki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Great find! Thanks! > > > > > > On 10/24/07 12:33 PM, "Joe Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Found on Google: > > > http://justinsomnia.org/writings/naming_conventions.html > > > Joe Kelly > > > > > > On 10/24/07, Dave Crandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I usually just name my tables tblCustomers, tblUsers, tblInventory, > > etc. > > >> > > >> As far as field names, I use the datatype + field name like, > > intCustomerID, > > >> autUserID, txtFirstName, memNotes, etc... > > >> > > >> > > >> On 10/24/07, Kevin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> I am trying to work on a list of database standards for all of my > > >> applications. Do any of you have some that you would like to share > > to > > >> assist me in developing this? > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Table naming conventions, field naming conventions, etc. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Kevin Fricke > > >>> > > >>> Lone Star Media > > >>> > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> > > >>> Office: (512) 371-1822 > > >>> > > >>> Mobile: (512) 626-0528 > > >>> > > >>> Fax: (512) 597-0909 > > >>> > > >>> Toll Free: (877) 791-7083 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> http://www.lonestarmedia.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Reply to DFWCFUG: > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > >>> http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > > >>> List Archives: > > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > > >>> DFWCFUG Sponsors: > > >>> www.instantspot.com/ > > >>> www.teksystems.com/ > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Dave C > > >> www.davesbizarre.com > > >> > > >> "First get your facts; then you can distort them at your leisure." > > >> - Mark Twain > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Reply to DFWCFUG: > > >> [email protected] > > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > >> http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > > >> List Archives: > > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > > >> DFWCFUG Sponsors: > > >> www.instantspot.com/ > > >> www.teksystems.com/ > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Reply to DFWCFUG: > > > [email protected] > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > > > List Archives: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > > > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > > > www.instantspot.com/ > > > www.teksystems.com/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Reply to DFWCFUG: > > [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > > List Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > > www.instantspot.com/ > > www.teksystems.com/ > > > > > > -- > Robert Gatti > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Reply to DFWCFUG: > [email protected] > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > List Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > www.instantspot.com/ > www.teksystems.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Reply to DFWCFUG: > [email protected] > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > List Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > www.instantspot.com/ > www.teksystems.com/ > >
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