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On 12/7/19 1:36 PM, Niklas Holsti wrote:
> 
> I follow the convention that procedure names are verbs ("Get") or verb phrases 
> ("Remove_Last_Item") that describe the action or its effects, while function 
> names are nouns ("Element") or noun phrases ("Largest_Element") that describe 
> the value returned by the function.
> 
> Therefore, IMO, "Get" is not a proper name for a function (unless the program 
> models animal breeding, and the Get function returns all the offspring of a 
> particular animal or pair of animals).

I agree, but functions named starting with Get_ are common enough in the ARM 
that we are stuck with them.

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