I need a different set of naming conventions when using Julia to write mathematical models than what is generally recommended for general purpose code. For example, it is often important to be able to distinguish at a glance between model variables (which change during the course of a single model r…

[image] NiclasMattsson: I know someone who prefixes all parameters with p_ and all variables with v_, but that just looks too ugly to me. Why do you find it so ugly, given that you use dt_ for some variables? A possibility would be to use a Unicode character as as a prefix.

Here’s what those assignments look like with p_ and v_ prefixes: v_bioNPP = p_base_NPP * (1 + p_fertilization*log(v_concentration[:CO2]/p_preindustrial_CO2)) dt_v_bioreservoir = v_bioNPP*p_biobox_weight - v_bioreservoir*p_bio_Q10_factor^(v_temp_land/10)./p_biobox_time That is just objectively ugly…

[image] NiclasMattsson: so the code doesn’t get polluted with underscores. you’d find this fascinating.

Naming conventions for mathematical models

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amrods January 26, 2018, 12:58pm 4

you’d find this fascinating.

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Naming conventions for mathematical models

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