[Bug 14878] New: Rename const to legacyconst

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=14878

           Summary: Rename const to legacyconst
           Product: WebAppsWG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebIDL
        AssignedTo: cam@mcc.id.au
        ReportedBy: ayg@aryeh.name
         QAContact: member-webapi-cvs@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-script-coord@w3.org


Anne thinks const should be renamed to legacyconst, like legacycaller, to
discourage spec writers from introducing more numeric constants.  Numeric
constants are an antipattern that we want to avoid in new interfaces.  You
always want to use string literals instead.

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Received on Friday, 18 November 2011 19:08:27 UTC