[htmltmpl] Re: RFC: template helper module

[Mark S. <ma...@su...>]

On 2004-09-22, Carl Franks <ca...@fi...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've written a module which I propose naming 
> HTML::Template::Dropdown::Date.
>
> Please see the POD below for description and usage.

The functionality seems useful.

I do suggest using underscores to separate words in method names, rather
than CamelCaps. I believe the underscore style is more common on CPAN,
and is also what's recommended in "perldoc perlstyle":

http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/pod/perlstyle.html

 While short identifiers like $gotit are probably ok, use underscores to
 separate words. It is generally easier to read $var_names_like_this than
 $VarNamesLikeThis, especially for non-native speakers of English. It's also a
 simple rule that works consistently with VAR_NAMES_LIKE_THIS.

 Package names are sometimes an exception to this rule. Perl informally reserves
 lowercase module names for "pragma" modules like integer and strict. Other
 modules should begin with a capital letter and use mixed case, but probably
 without underscores due to limitations in primitive file systems'
 representations of module names as files that must fit into a few sparse bytes. 

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Also, if this really does work fine outside of HTML::Template, consider
a more generic name, like CGI:: or HTML:: or WWW::

You will more easily attract users and contributors of other templating
systems (or no templating system!) this way. 

	Mark

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