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Names

Choice of names is extremely important for readability.

Names should be:

descriptive e.g.   studentName  not  sn or zap
readable e.g.   veryLongName,   very_long_name
consistent e.g.   nitems,   nparts<br> e.g.   maxitems,   maxlength,   maxwidth
e.g.   itemLength,   partLength