Long Constant Names

Hi group,

I'm having an argument with the team that choose our shop's coding style 
conventions. I'd like to have your opinion on the subject.

The heart of the matter lies in this kind of constant declaration:

DwwAppStateUpdFailMsg...
D                 C                   '...'

(ww is a prefix we have to add in front of variables and constants, to 
differentiate them from file fields)

The convention team says this name is too long. They want everybody to keep 
their names within the 15-character limit -- indeed, 13 meaningful characters 
after you add the two-character prefix.

I think this name is already on the short side. Using so many abbreviations 
won't make newcomers' work any easier. Still, isn't it more readable than 
wwASUFM for instance?

Did anyone already have this argument? What were the decisive factors and what 
did you choose in the end?

Regards.

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Antoine CONTAL



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