I think it's time for this thread to stop. People are already upset and things could easily get much worse.
Let's all go back to our core work: writing packages, building infrastructure and improving Base Julia's functionality. We can discuss naming conventions when we've got the functionality in place that Julia is sorely lacking right now. -- John On Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 4:47:51 PM UTC-7, François Fayard wrote: > > Ian. I am really sorry if I hurt people. I really respect what has been > done with Julia. I kind of like when people push me in the corner because > it helps me build better tools. That's why I might act this way, and I am > sorry if it hurts people. > > I've expressed my ideas that I would like to resume: > - I think consistency in naming is really important for big languages like > Julia (as opposed to languages such as C) > - I wanted to follow a style guide, and the one I've found is not > respected at all. It's a fact. When I find LinAlg, sprandn and so many > other names whereas the style guide says clearly that one should avoid > abbreviation, I just don't get it. If a style guide is not enforced, it is > useless because it does not pass the reality test. >
