Re: Selectors API naming

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:25:34 +0100, Doug Schepers  
<doug.schepers@vectoreal.com> wrote:
> I agree that most of the useful arguments have been made.  Stripping  
> away the arguments themselves, there are only 3 stances:
>
> 1) Shorter names are preferred;
> 2) More descriptive names are preferred;
> 3) Names matching existing conventions are preferred.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that #1 is the odd one out.  I  
> don't care what the final name is, but it should match the latter 2  
> principals.

One of the arguments that was made was also that the existing methods have  
failed, which would make #3 the odd one out and probably #2 as well. "I  
don't really care what the final name, but it should match the first  
principle..."


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Anne van Kesteren
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Received on Wednesday, 20 December 2006 22:29:41 UTC