I think that the previously mentioned "Box" would be the only other thing that has
1. The same semantic meaning of "container". Well, as Tim pointed out this is a US thing for Can... 2. The same brevity. I agree with David that commonly used constructs should be short If it was going to change at all, this would be it. Derek On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Josh Suereth <[email protected]>wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Oliver Lambert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yup, when you chose the original name, you did a good job - why second >> guess yourself now. Can we just leave it the way it is. >> > > Pun intended.... > > > As to my vote (if I'm allowed one)... > > Can was slightly confusing, but looking at it vs Option makes a lot of > sense. Option is also slightly confusing, because I expected it to behave > like Either. Either is a great name, as you can tell what it's doing. > > Result seems ok, but I would vote for something more like Storage. Can is > pretty succinct, and once you know how to use it, it's not hard to remember > the convention. > > So I'd swing on the side of sticking with Can unless a really good name is > discovered. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
