On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 20:43, Gary Gregory <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mfncoo...@gmail.com [mailto:mfncoo...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Martin >> Cooper >> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 19:42 >> To: Commons Developers List >> Subject: Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based >> on >> RC3] >> >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Gary Gregory >> <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> wrote: >> > Hi All: >> > >> > The more I think about it and read it, the more non-English and odd the >> > word >> "filesystem" feels to me. I would never write: 'Do this or that with the >> filesystem.' It just sounds Dutch or German to me. That's what I get for >> working with Dutch people :) >> > >> >> I'm with Gary on this. Not only would I not write the above, I - and >> most other people I know - don't speak that way either. We speak as if >> they are the two words that they are. It's a file system, just like a >> video system or a stereo system, or some other kind of system. > > I am happy to make these changes. > > For example, simply option (1): > > FilesystemEntry -> FileSystemEntry > FilesystemListener -> FileSystemListener > FilesystemListenerAdaptor -> FileSystemListenerAdaptor > FilesystemMonitor -> FileSystemMonitor > FilesystemObserver -> FileSystemObserver > > Or option (2), as suggested by Nial: > > FilesystemEntry -> FileItem > FilesystemListener -> FileSystemListener > FilesystemListenerAdaptor -> FileSystemListenerAdaptor > FilesystemMonitor -> FileMonitor > FilesystemObserver -> FileObserver
I tried to stay out of this but... either it is a "file?system alteration monitor" or a "file alteration monitor" ... also known as "FAM" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_alteration_monitor IMO "FileMonitor" does not really express what it does. Nor will users search for it like that. I am not sure why we try to come up with our own special name here. Guess I am the one to blame for the spelling. http://commons.apache.org/jci/apidocs/org/apache/commons/jci/monitor/package-summary.html But I found both spellings ...plus it made the FAM more clear. ...in case someone is wondering cheers, Torsten --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
