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John French
4,092 PointsflickerAPI vs flickrOptions?
Not so much a development question, just a clarification. Is there naming logic I am missing to spell "flickerAPI" differently than "flickrOptions" ?
Is this simply to make them more distinct for students?
3 Answers
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsHi John,
The naming convention used here is called camel case. The first word is lowercase and then each word after that is capitalized. This is what's happening with flickrOptions and that 3rd argument in the code displayPhotos
flickrAPI is similar but slightly different. API isn't a word like Options or Photos.
It's an abbreviation for Application Programming Interface. Each letter represents a word and so you will commonly see API in all capitals.
John French
4,092 PointsI am sorry - maybe my question wasn't clear. I understand the rationale behind camel case, but what I was referring to was the spelling of "flicker" versus "flickr." Not a super important questions, just curious if it was intentional or a typo in this course. Dave doesn't strike me as the type of instructor to do things on accident.
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsSorry, I completely missed the fact that one had the 'e' and the other didn't .
I'll leave my original answer intact in case anyone finds it useful but I'll add on to it.
John French
4,092 PointsOh, but thank you, Jason, for your reply!
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsJason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsUpdate: the question was really about the spelling of "flicker" and "flickr" in the variables.
That could possibly be a typo. flickr spells it without the 'e'. It doesn't affect the functioning of the program though.
I think Dave McFarland is the only one that would know for sure.