• palordrolap@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    This is just arguing about whether the surname goes before or after the given name.

    If you think int x makes the most sense, you might be Chinese. Or Hungarian. Or English speaking if you grew up with characters like Fireman Sam or Postman Pat… erm…

    • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com
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      1 day ago

      This is my take as well. I will add that I think I’m more likely to notice an issue with the type if the type is first though since it preps me to expect a certain thing after it.

      int firstName will likely trigger more alarms than firstName int but maybe thats just my perception due to familiarity. I feel like once I see the type my mind is looking to make the next part make sense whereas if I see the name first then I just assume what comes next makes sense and mentally move on.

    • mercano@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      If you think of int as an adjective, the whole situation changes. It makes sense to an English speaker, but is backwards to a Spanish speaker.