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05/08/08 23:37
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 		 #154598 - What's in a name?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
'C' allows you to give meaningful names to your functions - but there is quite some skill and thought needed in coming up with really good names!

What you want is something that fully and precisely encapsulates the purpose & action of the function, without being so long-winded as to be unwieldy!

The name "Hex2Ascii" could be improved upon in a couple of areas:

1. The input to the function is just a numeric value: it isn't specifically "hex" - so using "hex" in the function name may not be the best idea.

2. The function doesn't convert its entire input parameter to ASCII - only one nibble of it.

Bearing these in mind, a better name might be "Nibble2Ascii"...

List of 35 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Problem with the toascii() w/ clarification            01/01/70 00:00      
   toascii not what you want            01/01/70 00:00      
      Ah yes.....makes sense            01/01/70 00:00      
         C does know ASCII            01/01/70 00:00      
            the final result:            01/01/70 00:00      
               That is a LOT of code            01/01/70 00:00      
                  It won't compile in its state because...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Grossly inefficient!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  A small trick            01/01/70 00:00      
                     small trick is cool.....            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Same as Neil's            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Ah makes sense.....            01/01/70 00:00      
                              You can still do better            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 LOL....Russ.......LOL            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    sprintf()            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       I had you at <>            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          So why not sprintf()?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             You are right......I did say that            01/01/70 00:00      
                        How the small trick works            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Is it worth it?            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Same assembly generated for me            01/01/70 00:00      
                           You said index.....click click....very nice            01/01/70 00:00      
                              fast (sic?) lookup table            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Faster? Probably not.            01/01/70 00:00      
               What's in a name?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  true.....but at this point.......            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Tricks and treats            01/01/70 00:00      
                     there is no time lost by doing it right            01/01/70 00:00      
                        You guys are completely right,            01/01/70 00:00      
                           the very simple way to (almost) do it right            01/01/70 00:00      
                           For the sake of learning            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Good point            01/01/70 00:00      
   UART doesn't know ASCII            01/01/70 00:00      
      Good point....but            01/01/70 00:00      
   Unhelpful documentation            01/01/70 00:00      

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