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- 10Naming for these extensions functions is horrible. I would highly recommend using encodeToBase64 or something similar.Rolf ツ– Rolf ツ2018-11-14 10:59:02 +00:00Commented Nov 14, 2018 at 10:59
- They are absolutely not clear and obvious. Tell me: what means "decode" or "encode"? There are thousands of decoding/encoding algorithms... What if you need Base64 and Hex? How would you name the methods then?Rolf ツ– Rolf ツ2018-11-15 11:25:25 +00:00Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 11:25
- 2Nevertheless I would prefer something like: 'toBase64()' and 'fromBase64()' as a minimum. This way I don't need to read any documentation to know what the method will do. Keep in mind: "code is read more than it is written".Rolf ツ– Rolf ツ2018-11-15 11:30:42 +00:00Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 11:30
- 1Yes, if i want to emphasize encoding and algorithm i will name it like toBase64UTF8(), but i don't need it, simple is better. Naming is one of the major problem in development. Please vote down on this answer and we close this dicussion, thanks.brunql– brunql2018-11-15 11:39:29 +00:00Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 11:39
- 8So much fuss for an example :)Simas– Simas2018-11-15 20:04:53 +00:00Commented Nov 15, 2018 at 20:04
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