Naming Conventions

I use the following general conventions when naming words in RETRO.

All

• Word names must not start with a prefix character

• Keep names short, but descriptive

• Spelling out is preferred over symbols

Variables

These use TitleCase.

Base

Compiler

Dictionary

Constants

These are UPPERCASE, with a dash separating compound names.

MAX-STRINGS

NORTH

Words

Most named items are words. As such, most of the conventions are under

this category.

Word names are lowercase, with a dash between compound names.

drop

drop-pair

Use a namespace prefix to group related words. This is a short string,

separated from the rest of the name by a colon. See Namespaces.md for a

list of the major namespaces in RETRO.

d:for-each

s:to-upper

s:length

c:vowel?

n:negate

Words returning a flag should end in ?

n:even?

n:positive?

c:vowel?

The use of a leading dash implies not:

if

-if

c:vowel?

c:-vowel?

When introducing words, consider including a not form if it makes sense.