FIT 100
© Copyright University of
Washington 1999-2000
On Variable Names
vThe term “variable”
reminds us the value can change
vThe names used for
variables are arbitrary, provided:
oVariable names must
begin with a letter
oVariable names can
contain any letter, numeral or _
oVariable names
should be meaningful and accurate
;total, averageOverClass, average_over_class
but not o0OO0o, bet. Also (for now) not i, n, x, etc.
but not o0OO0o, bet. Also (for now) not i, n, x, etc.
oMost languages are case
sensitive: a ¹ A
Convention: In all programming for FIT100, variables
should start
with lowercase letters so as to avoid confusion with other names in VB6 … ignore this
convention at your peril