[plt-scheme] %, @, ^, etc.

I use -mixin for mixins :)

Robby

On Monday, September 8, 2003, at 04:06  PM, Matthew Flatt wrote:

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> At Sun, 7 Sep 2003 08:00:49 -0400, Geoffrey Knauth wrote:
>> Every so often I see %, @, and ^ at the end of procedure, variable or
>> module names.  Is there a place where the conventions on their use is
>> listed?
>
> Might as well include the two most popular suffixes:
>
>  %    =>  class
>  <%>  =>  interface
>  @    =>  unit, especially a signed unit
>  ^    =>  unit signature
>  ?    =>  boolean
>  !    =>  procedure with a side effect other than I/O
>           (but not a method, because too many methods have
>            side effects to make the convention useful)
>
>
> Any more?
>
> Matthew
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