On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Seth Fowler <s...@mozilla.com> wrote:
> Well, converting all existing code to use this convention overnight > definitely wouldn’t be worth it. And just adding this to the style guide > will give us very little benefit *right now*. But I think if we add this to > the coding style guide and convert things gradually in a pragmatic fashion > - when we write new code, when we touch old code that doesn’t use the > convention, and perhaps when we encounter an unclear method definition in > the course of our work - a year or two down the road it may be common > enough that we get significant benefits from the change. > The interregnum period creates confusion in the minds of developers, who for example may not know whether to use "o" per the style guide or "a" to be consistent with surrounding code. This is a cost. I think in the past we've underestimated the costs of incomplete transitions in coding style. Rob -- oIo otoeololo oyooouo otohoaoto oaonoyooonoeo owohooo oioso oaonogoroyo owoiotoho oao oboroootohoeoro oooro osoiosotoeoro owoiololo oboeo osouobojoeocoto otooo ojouodogomoeonoto.o oAogoaoiono,o oaonoyooonoeo owohooo osoaoyoso otooo oao oboroootohoeoro oooro osoiosotoeoro,o o‘oRoaocoao,o’o oioso oaonosowoeoroaoboloeo otooo otohoeo ocooouoroto.o oAonodo oaonoyooonoeo owohooo osoaoyoso,o o‘oYooouo ofooooolo!o’o owoiololo oboeo oiono odoaonogoeoro ooofo otohoeo ofoioroeo ooofo ohoeololo. _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
