Category: Code Samples

How I took sample code from an article on Google Dev works and used it to build a Google maps enabled boat ramp finder

The switch statement is similar to a series of IF statements on the same expression. In many occasions, you may want to compare the same variable (or expression) with many different values, and execute a different piece of code depending on which value it equals to. This is  what the switch statement is for. [php] […]

This is a small example of the ‘good’ form of variable naming.  What’s good about it is the fact when you read the code:   echo “This $brand $model is a $year <br>”;  it is fairly easy to guess which variable is which.  Contrast this with the ‘bad form’ variables, which is much harder to read. […]

This is a small example of the ‘bad’ form of variable naming.  What’s bad about it is the fact when you read the code:   echo “This $a $b is a $c <br>“;  it is all but impossible to guess which variable is which.  Contrast this with the ‘good form’ variables, which is much easier to […]