On 31 mar 2011, at 20:39, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 3/31/11 12:30 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>> On 2011-03-31 08:21, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>>> class Foo
>>> {
>>> int _foo;
>>>
>>> int foo () { return _foo; }
>>> }
>>>
>>> But in that case I would still prefer to put the underscore after the name.
>>
>> The current style used in Phobos is an underscore before the name.
>
> This is the perfect example on why such discussions quickly devolve into
> counterproductive exchanges. There's hardly any objective reason for placing
> an underscore before or after a symbol, so we can go with "I like it that
> way" and "Well I like it the other way" forever. Please - let's stop.
>
> I only see two ways out of this:
>
> - We accept that one person decides;
> - We agree to not decide on it.
>
> Regarding the number of columns, if that's bound to render people unhappy and
> less likely to contribute, absolutely no problem. Make it a loose guideline
> if at all.
I don't care if it's a leading or trailing underscore but I don't want to add
an underscore when there's no reason, ie. no matching getter/setter.
> Andrei
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