@Kevin> > Because it isn't a path, it's just a handle allowing you to open a "File". > It could just as easily represent a dynamically created temporary file, > mapped memory, or an I/O channel to some attached USB device. > > If I was to pick another name, it's the "File" prefix that would be first > against the wall when the revolution comes. "ResourceRef" would be one > possibility. Or even just "Openable" > > Openable is the worst possible name. At least File is a noun a very specific noun and we all know what a File is, but Opennable. Actions are the very last thing one should use as a grouping mechanism because by definition so many things can be openned or created. Imagine a Create class. How many methods would it have ?
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