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 <mdg.griff...@gmail.com> 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 elm-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 elm-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
