[pmwiki-users] Use non-[A-Za-z] characters in page names?

[Vince Administration]

NOW IT MAKES SENSE!
I really had no idea where SDV came from, but now maybe I can remember.
Is there a list of the reasons for the other strange function names?
      Vince
On Oct 28, 2006, at 2:01 PM, Patrick R. Michaud wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 07:07:41PM +0200, Thomas -Balu- Walter wrote:
>> On Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 12:34:17PM +1000, Sam Wilson wrote:
>>> as I first thought!  :-)  It does everything I want (despite having
>>> functions named things like SDV(); my comp sci lecturers would  
>>> _not_ be
>>> amused!).
>>
>> SDV() is a shortcut for
>> if (!isset($variable)) $variable = 'value';
>>
>> So having it called SetDefaultValue() (or whatever abbreviation  
>> that is ;)
>> would make the shortcut less effective...
>
> Indeed, I suppose that your comp sci lecturers would say that we
> always have to say "random access memory", "central processing unit",
> "input/output", "compact disc", "liquid crystal display", "cathode  
> ray tube",
> instead of RAM, CPU, IO, CD, LCD, CRT, etc.  :-) :-)
>
> Every project or field of any significance ends up having its own
> set of definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms.  This does sometimes
> mean that things aren't immediately obvious to someone new to the
> area, but that doesn't mean they should never be used.
>
> Pm
>
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