A lot of these newfangled languages (Python, JavaScript, etc.) support (at least) two types of string literals: double-quoted and single-quoted. The two don’t mean anything different.
Why not use this distinction to your advantage? I follow this rule:
- “Double quotes” for literals that are English, or, more specifically, you can change these strings without consequence:
console.log("Hello, World!") - ‘Single quotes’ for literals that can’t be changed willy nilly—these guys are tied to some code:
$('p').show('slow')
Tell your team and unify all those quotes! It creates consistency, and also gives a hint to future developers as to what’s going on.
