List of idiomatic word pairs

Question

I remember somewhere somewhere a dictionary of idiomatic pairs of words for programming was found.

Like get - set , open - close , allocate - free , etc.

Does anyone remember the url?

Answer 1

Code Complete has two short lists of such pairs, one for function names and one for variable names. You can search for “Use Opposites Exactly” using the Amazon function if you don't have a book.

Answer 2

Based on ergosis answer:

From code Complete 2, Chapter 11, p. 264:

Common opposites in variable names

• Start / end
• first / last
• locked / unlocked
• min / max
• next / previous
• old / new
• open / closed
• visible / invisible
• source / target
• source / destination
• up down

Answer 3

I have never seen a list usually intended for programming, but PowerShell has one: Cmdlet verbs . Conjugations are highlighted for each verb where they exist.

And while most PowerShell strives for command-line consistency, it comes from standardizing these verbs, some of the pairs may be appropriate in other contexts.

Answer 4

English is not my first language, but not those antonyms , not idiomatic pairs?

On Linux, you can use wordnet to search for antonyms

sudo apt-get install wordnet

 wn open -antsv 

-ants for antonyms and v for verbs. You can also search (n | a | r) – antonym for noun | adjective | adverbs (n | a | r) – antonym for noun | adjective | adverbs (n | a | r) – antonym for noun | adjective | adverbs .