Naming methods properly
Always use meaningful names for your methods. Just as I explained for variables, if you don't use good names, then six months from now, you will be confused.
Since methods make the GameObject
do something useful, you should give your method a name that sounds like an action, for example, JumpOverTheFence
or ClimbTheWall
. You can look at those names and know exactly what the method is going to do.
Don't make them too simple. Suppose you name a method Wiggle
. Sure, you know what Wiggle
means right now, but six months later, you'll look at that and say "Wiggle? Wiggle what?" It takes only a moment more to be a little more precise and write WiggleDogsTail
. Now, when you see this method name, you'll know exactly what it's going to do.
Beginning method names with an uppercase letter
Why? We do this to make it easier to tell the difference between a class or method and a variable. Also, Microsoft recommends beginning method names with an uppercase letter. If someone else ever...