[llvm-dev] RFC: changing variable naming rules in LLVM codebase

Krzysztof Parzyszek via llvm-dev llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org
Fri Feb 22 12:11:06 PST 2019


On 2/22/2019 1:40 PM, David Greene via llvm-dev wrote:
> I actually think we need something stronger.  Acronyms should be
> discouraged unless it's absolutely clear what it is.

I think we should avoid terms that are both strict and subjective at the 
same time. (How do you test if something is absolutely clear?) Instead 
we should delegate resolving such ambiguities to the common sense of the 
author and the reviewers.

-Krzysztof


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