Volatile?

Den tors 21 maj 2026 13:08Edward Welbourne via Development <
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> Artem Dyomin (21 May 2026 12:49) wrote:
>
> > Well, according to the input, the word "experimental" brings messages
> > regarding temporary status and transferring to public API in the future,
> > that doesn't fit well to some cases.  To address this, I'd rather choose
> > the word that reflects its semiprivate status and limited compatibility
> > guarantees.
> >
> >  * protected - for me, it doesn't sound clear in terms of headers
> >  * limited_compat - looks good, but doesn't reflect private status
> >  * semiprivate - perhaps better as it reflects what it does
> >
> > So, what about "semiprivate"?
>
> It's a half-way decent answer.
> One other name springs to mind, more apt at least than "protected", but
> likewise inspired by terms from C++: "mutable" - after all, we're
> talking about APIs on which we don't promise compatibility - they may
> change from one release to the next.
>
>         Eddy.
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