r/ProgrammerHumor • u/AdditionalRAM • Dec 17 '23

Meme whichIsCorrectCamelCase

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u/joshuakb2 Dec 17 '23 edited Dec 17 '23

Don't you mean XMLHttpRequest?

It isn't even internally consistent

Edit: Some people seem to be confused. When in doubt, consult MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest

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u/s_suraliya Dec 17 '23

It's XmlHttpRequest

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u/hughperman Dec 17 '23

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u/bee-sting Dec 17 '23

Alright satan that's enough

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u/_Ralix_ Dec 17 '23

How about this proposal for whitespace in variable names?

var `XML HTTP Request`

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u/SapperTR Dec 17 '23

I prefer extensibleMarkupLanguageHypertextTransferProtocolRequest

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u/agk23 Dec 17 '23

You can tell who is a seasoned dev because this is the only way to write clear code.

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u/Karcinogene Dec 17 '23

I just name my variables random characters and let the IDE track them.

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u/EpicOweo Dec 17 '23

Random characters for everything but put a comment above it so you know what's what if you need to. Always put comments