Smalltalk With Style
Edward J. Klimas, Suzanne Skublics, David A. Thomas · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 2002
1. What's In a Name. Introduction. General Naming Guidelines. Upper and Lower Case Letters. Class Names. Variable Names: Semantic or Typed? Method Names. Accessor Method Names. Method Parameter Names. Method Temporary Variable Names. Numbers. Abbreviations. 2. Comments. Introduction. Code Comments. Component Comments. Applications. Classes. Methods. Comments within Source Code. 3. Code Formatting. Introduction. Method Template. Horizontal Spacing. Indentation and Alignment. Cascaded Message Protocols. Number of Statements per Line. Blank Lines. Source Code Line Length. Parentheses. 4. Can Your Software Be Reused? Introduction. Common Protocols. Accessor Methods-Variable-Free Programming. Class Evolution and Refactoring. Class Names and Pool Dictionaries. 5. Tips, Tricks, and Traps. Introduction. Common Syntactic Mistakes. Assumption of Return Values. Cut and Paste Reuse. Common Yet Confusing Error Messages. Equality, Identity, and Equivalence. Collections. Creating Example Code. Testing. Potential Sources of Abuse and Misuse. 6. Summary of Guidelines. Glossary. References. Index.