On 02/13, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > * bw/c-plus-plus (2018-01-30) 37 commits > - replace: rename 'new' variables > - trailer: rename 'template' variables > - tempfile: rename 'template' variables > - wrapper: rename 'template' variables > - environment: rename 'namespace' variables > - diff: rename 'template' variables > - environment: rename 'template' variables > - init-db: rename 'template' variables > - unpack-trees: rename 'new' variables > - trailer: rename 'new' variables > - submodule: rename 'new' variables > - split-index: rename 'new' variables > - remote: rename 'new' variables > - ref-filter: rename 'new' variables > - read-cache: rename 'new' variables > - line-log: rename 'new' variables > - imap-send: rename 'new' variables > - http: rename 'new' variables > - entry: rename 'new' variables > - diffcore-delta: rename 'new' variables > - diff: rename 'new' variables > - diff-lib: rename 'new' variable > - commit: rename 'new' variables > - combine-diff: rename 'new' variables > - remote: rename 'new' variables > - reflog: rename 'new' variables > - pack-redundant: rename 'new' variables > - help: rename 'new' variables > - checkout: rename 'new' variables > - apply: rename 'new' variables > - apply: rename 'try' variables > - diff: rename 'this' variables > - rev-parse: rename 'this' variable > - pack-objects: rename 'this' variables > - blame: rename 'this' variables > - object: rename function 'typename' to 'type_name' > - object_info: change member name from 'typename' to 'type_name' > > I do not mind refraining from using these keywords in a foreign > language in our codebase too much, but at the same time, renaming > must be done a bit more thoughtfully. When the original uses 'new' > together with and in contrast to 'old', renaming 'new' must be done > while preserving the pairing (which may involve renaming 'old' as > well), for example. > > Backburnered, i.e. will drop if other topics start to conflict with > it, but will accept rerolls.
I was under the impression that people didn't care too much about this (which is a shame but that's an opinion :). If people were more interested in a change like this then I'd be happy to go back through and rename the 'old' variables too. -- Brandon Williams
