This is something that is probably solved by having better IDE/editor tools to manage imports/exports, rather than changing the language.
The import syntax has gone through many iterations, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's pretty stable where it is. On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Matthew Griffith <[email protected]> wrote: > > I find exposing functions/types at the top gives a nice summary of what is > exposed when reading a new module. I can usually get a good idea of how > the module works by seeing the names of the things that are exposed next to > each other. That would be harder to do if the exposed annotation is > throughout the module. > > I haven't really noticed the expose syntax as being a pain in > refactoring/reorganization, though it is an additional step when moving, so > I see your point. However, in my experience the additional step is pretty > trivial/quick to handle, especially with the compiler guiding you. > > -Matt > > > > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 9:07:15 AM UTC-5, Martin Cerny wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> coming from Java, C++ and C#, I find the module X exposing (A,B,C) syntax >> weird - to be short, it feels a bit like C/C++ header files, in that you >> repeat entity names at multiple places, making refactoring harder. I >> however guess the syntax was chosen for a reason - so I am asking: what are >> the advantages of >> >> module Foo exposing (bar) >> >> bar: Int >> >> over something like >> >> module Foo >> >> exposed bar: Int >> >> Hope the answers will help me better understand Elm >> >> Thanks >> Martin >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Elm Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elm Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
