Name Change?
Why the name change?
As I was driving to work this morning, I realized where I got the name Codeland. On the podcast I listen to code-newbie, every episode mentions a coder conference that they host called codeland. Ah! Well, not that camelCase is original, but it is more fitting to what I am focused on.
For those "non-coders" out there, camelCase is a style of coding that differentiates variables from other labels. Let me show you some examples:
data types = are entered in lowercase (char, string, vector, int, float, double, etc.)
variableNames = can be both lowercase and camelCase. You could have a variable named count, which would of course be all lowercase. You could also have a variable named isValid which would represent a true or false (0 or 1).
functionNames = are also camelCase, but rarely lowercase. Function names normally describe what the function does, such as calculateTaxBracket, or findMissingLetter, or isPassingClass. You can, of course, have single word function names that will be all lowercase. The main() function (which is where the magic happens) is one such example.
Classes = start with a capital letter.
So I thought that changing the blog name to Adventures In camelCase would be fun and a little more creative. Let me know what you think.
What topics would you like to see covered in this blog?
What tips, tricks, functions, definitions, or general help can I write about to help you?
What are some things you would like to know more about?
What are some ways I could improve this blog?
Feedback is always appreciated!
As I was driving to work this morning, I realized where I got the name Codeland. On the podcast I listen to code-newbie, every episode mentions a coder conference that they host called codeland. Ah! Well, not that camelCase is original, but it is more fitting to what I am focused on.
For those "non-coders" out there, camelCase is a style of coding that differentiates variables from other labels. Let me show you some examples:
data types = are entered in lowercase (char, string, vector, int, float, double, etc.)
variableNames = can be both lowercase and camelCase. You could have a variable named count, which would of course be all lowercase. You could also have a variable named isValid which would represent a true or false (0 or 1).
functionNames = are also camelCase, but rarely lowercase. Function names normally describe what the function does, such as calculateTaxBracket, or findMissingLetter, or isPassingClass. You can, of course, have single word function names that will be all lowercase. The main() function (which is where the magic happens) is one such example.
Classes = start with a capital letter.
So I thought that changing the blog name to Adventures In camelCase would be fun and a little more creative. Let me know what you think.
What topics would you like to see covered in this blog?
What tips, tricks, functions, definitions, or general help can I write about to help you?
What are some things you would like to know more about?
What are some ways I could improve this blog?
Feedback is always appreciated!
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