>You bring up a valid concern, but I believe this case was justified
I disagree. A confusing name is not a technical reason. Backwards
compatibility should trump a confusing name.
Once code goes gold, you're stuck with at least some of the bad decisions
that were made prior to going gold.
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12/23/2002 07:21 PM
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RE: Concerns about renaming files
The "strong technical reason to do so" was the fact that the name was
extremely confusing, in that the class had/has nothing to do with SOAP
1.2. It was misnamed at the start, and we just ddn't get around to fixing
it before 1.0. You bring up a valid concern, but I believe this case was
justified.
--Glen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James M Snell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 5:57 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Concerns about renaming files
>
>
> I noticed today that the Axis 1.0 file
> DefaultSOAP12TypeMappingImpl was
> renamed to DefaultSOAPEncodingTypeMappingImpl in the Axis 1.1
> beta. This
> raises an important concern about backwards compatibility.
> Before Axis'
> initial 1.0 release, renaming files wasn't that big of a
> problem, but now
> we need to be much more careful or we run the risk of
> breaking production
> level applications.
>
> We should NOT be renaming any files unless there is a strong
> technical
> reason for doing so. Looking at the
> DefaultSOAPEncodingTypeMappingImpl
> case, the only reason seems to be semantic .. "Rename
> DefaultSOAP12TypeMappingImpl to something a little more accurate"
>
> A bit more care please.
>
> - James Snell
> IBM Emerging Technologies
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> (700) 544-9035 (t/l)
> Programming Web Services With SOAP
> O'Reilly & Associates, ISBN 0596000952
>
> Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.
> Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your
> God will be with you whereever you go. - Joshua 1:9
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