Naming conventions for “number of foos” variables [closed]

Answer 1

I'd go for fooCount

Answer 2

I personally would go for total_foos or totalFoos depending on the language standard. It represents better that the value is a final total and not just a running count.

It also makes more sense to say "I have 3 total foos" rather than "I have a 3 count of foos".

Overall, it's not a huge deal but I always use total over count!

Answer 3

Mostly fooCount like everybody said. Sometimes it is more appropriate to use foos, usually when you don't actually have the list of foos, or they aren't separate objects (e.g. seconds; for a pizza you can have slices, etc.)

Only use foos when there's no chance of confusion though - when it's obvious that you'd never have a list of foos in this context.

Answer 4

I tend to use fooCount or similar.