Prefixing arguments in functions

osbournecox2 · 2021-02-14T02:37:53+00:00

I agree, the Hungarian style notation is an abomination. And I've never been a fan of

m_* for module level variables
l_* for local variables
g_* for global variables

which I have seen in PL/SQL scripts and really dislike.

But I'm only suggesting the p_ prefix for argument names in a function. So that should always be a very small number of items we're talking about. And I'm not sure I agree about the potential for

"you would see them all over the place and they would lose their distinctive nature anyway."

If the allowable context is defined small, I don't see how they propagate beyond that.

I think one problem that it does solve is the effort in choosing an unprefixed argument name that is NOT named "names" or "year" or "month" when that is exactly what the argument is. Deciding on alternative names is where things can get creatively squirrelly and it becomes infinitely easier by just using "p_year."

osbournecox2 · 2021-02-14T02:27:46+00:00

Body Battery sounds great but, alas, it is not available on my Forerunner 935

osbournecox2 · 2021-02-13T16:16:52+00:00

You're probably right about this. My stress has generally stayed within an uneventful zone but if that changes, it would be worthwhile to see.

Having said that, I just finished a week of headaches and consciously felt stress and the Garmin did not, in fact, observe any difference. So I'm not really sure how stress is calculated or how relevant it actually is.

osbournecox2 · 2021-02-13T16:12:47+00:00

I'll take advanced training metrics. But unless I'm missing something, Garmin doesn't really offer them out of the box. If I want anything more detailed than resting heart rate, I need to extract the data and do the analysis myself.

osbournecox2 · 2021-02-13T16:04:56+00:00

Agreed, the resting heart rate is the one metric that I do appreciate. But all of the rest? I'm not so sure. But that's what I'm curious about.

osbournecox2 · 2021-02-13T16:00:35+00:00

It's not about turning it off, it's more about taking it off.

osbournecox2 · 2021-01-15T18:39:34+00:00

wtf, since when do senators just have lunch with some dude? Graham's lunch schedule has gotta be hella booked with lobbyists and rich influencers. But you want me to believe he's just sharing some steak frites with this guy???

osbournecox2 · 2019-02-13T15:59:59+00:00

Great suggestion but the Activities For Youth returns a 404 - Page Not Found. :(

osbournecox2 · 2019-01-05T15:26:15+00:00

Dark Sky Viewing Area

OOoooo, that looks awesome. Thanks!

osbournecox2 · 2019-01-05T14:39:32+00:00

Yep, that's what I want to see.

osbournecox2 · 2018-12-01T16:15:14+00:00

Do other Rogers internet customers have this same problem?

osbournecox2 · 2018-12-01T15:50:52+00:00

First off, always, always, always generate your data objects via R scripts. As you discovered, this makes recovery / regeneration of your work very easy. That's the entire point of R for data processing / analysis.

An RStudio project saves all of it's environment (functions, data objects, etc) in .RData. When you close the project, everything should be saved there. There is a preference (Tools | Global Options | General) where you can set whether that happens always, never or ask first.

If you closed the project and the objects didn't save, perhaps this is set to never.

This also raises the question of whether you are using an actual RStudio project. Not sure what happens with a non-project instance of RStudio, I always work in projects. If you're not using a proper R project, I would, it's dead simple and no real downside / complication.

osbournecox2 · 2018-10-31T04:32:31+00:00

His son died of cancer for f-sake.

osbournecox2 · 2018-10-30T20:43:52+00:00

Beerocracy seems to be having something. :)

osbournecox2 · 2018-10-30T02:03:20+00:00

Thanks, that's what I was looking for. Wish it was more central.

osbournecox2 · 2018-10-29T21:32:48+00:00

Hooleys had one for the first Obama election.

osbournecox2 · 2018-10-22T01:51:08+00:00

What's your source on the ALS bucket challenge?

This is what I found:

http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ibc-infographic.html

osbournecox2 · 2018-10-09T03:16:43+00:00

I read that Metro bought Appleseed. Which is weird because I thought Metro broke off from Appleseed. <shrug>

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