R Object Naming Conventions

R objects should be named according to convention.

Here are some conventions I think should be utilized:

First order database tables.

First order lazy tables. e.g. those created with tbl(dev_con(),"wh_student"), should have their name plus _tbl as a suffix.

E.g. tbl(dev_con(),"wh_student") -> wh_student_tbl

_tbl should not be used once additional operations have been applied.

Good

wh_student_tbl <- tbl(dev_con(),"wh_student")

m_wh_students_lt <- wh_student_tbl |> filter(gender == “M”)

BAD

wh_student_tbl <- tbl(dev_con(),"wh_student")|> filter(gender == “M”)

Higher Order database tables

Second order derived tables (e.g. lazy tables) and above, should use _lt as a suffix. This naming convention is used to

Good

wh_student_tbl <- tbl(dev_con(),"wh_student")

m_wh_students_lt <- wh_student_tbl |> filter(gender == “M”)

BAD

m_wh_students_tbl <- wh_student_tbl |> filter(gender == “M”)