A short discussion on naming (I'm not a native spe...

# random

[Paul Woitaschek]

A short discussion on naming (I'm not a native speaker). Let's say I want to express how many % of the daily calorie goal the user consumed on protein.
If I have the number in [0..100], I might name the property proteinPercent. Does that make sense? How would you name the property if it was in [0.0..1.0]?

[darkmoon_uk]

For 0.0..1.0 I would use dailyProteinIntakeRatio

[darkmoon_uk]

For 0..100 - dailyProteinIntakePercent

[darkmoon_uk]

...without being close to your App of course, could be better names.

[Paul Woitaschek]

data class Goal(
  val date: LocalDate,
  val caloriesInKcal: Double,
  val fatIntakeRatio : Double,
  val proteinIntakeRatio : Double,
  val carbIntakeRatio : Double,
  val weightInKg: Double,
  val waterInMl: Double,
  val steps: Int
)

[Paul Woitaschek]

Makes sense to me in that context, thanks!

[Paul Woitaschek]

Ah and AS complains that carb is a typo. Is there a better abbreviation?

[Paul Woitaschek]

I dont want to type carbonhydrate 😉

[wasyl]

would carbs complain as well?

[Paul Woitaschek]

Yes. But does carbIntakeRatio feel like a typo for a native speaker?

[Paul Woitaschek]

Then ** off android studio, thanks 🙂

[wasyl]

I suppose that’s why you can add custom words to the dictionary 🙂 If it can be shared in the repo, that would be good solution, since clearly carb is a word that suits you best

[darkmoon_uk]

The Android Studio dictionary is limited, don't take it as a 'source of truth' for English.

[darkmoon_uk]

Carbs is an abbreviation, but a common enough one - by all means run with that.

[Paul Woitaschek]

Ah I have another one: What would be good names for "number of digits before the dot" and "number of digits after the dot"?

[darkmoon_uk]

integralDigitCount and fractionalDigitCount?

[wasyl]

or decimal for after the dot

[wasyl]

Actually since these look like a domain model questions, I’d personally try having a chat/call with your domain expert (typically PO/PM) to ask him about the specification for the task. I’d then use exactly (within reason) the names they use 😄 As long as there is someone who defines the spec, of course

[Paul Woitaschek]

I am my domain expert 😛

[wasyl]

In that case no easy way out 😄

[Eugen Martynov]

I read “carbs” term in many books around food and sugars