On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 8:15 PM Alon Zakai <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think we can do
>
> var HEAP8 = MEM8;
>
> etc. for a while, deprecate HEAP8, then after more time make using HEAP8
> throw an error saying "use MEM8". We've done similar breaking changes in
> the past, they do cause temporary annoyance for users, but it's easy for
> them to fix, and we all end up in a better state later.
>
> Better for who?  It's not mem, it's a/the heap.


> - Alon
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 7:58 PM 'Sam Clegg' via emscripten-discuss <
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>
>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 1:55 PM Alon Zakai <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Agreed, it isn't the best name. It could perhaps be MEM8 etc. (to keep
>> it short).
>> >
>> > If someone's interested to do this change, I'd be in favor of it.
>>
>> Isn't there at lot code out there in the wild that would be broken by
>> such as change?
>>
>> >
>> > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 11:32 AM Andrej Nosky <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Well, technically I get it. Because it's a heap, right? But heap only
>> begins on certain offset, before which stack is located. In my opinion
>> there could be more fitting name for this structure, like MEMORY8, MEMORY16
>> and so on. I think it's a little confusing, especially for people who care
>> where and why data is stored.
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