And all my hopes for "Can has x" are gone...
Perhaps I'll make my own change in my lift app. :
import {Box => Bukkit}
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 10:03 AM, David Pollak <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Good points. I'll make the changes today and check up the code. It'll be
> massive code breakage... but for a good reason.
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 6:41 AM, Tim Perrett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I think this debate could go on for some time ;-)
>>
>> Being pragmatic, we have to look at the impact on the lift code base
>> and its users. Would a change to Box[MyClass] really improve user
>> understanding and lower the learning curve to a point where making
>> such a fundamental change in the lift API would be justified?
>>
>> This is really the question we should now be asking now.
>>
>> <personal_opinion>
>>
>> Being english, the semantic of Box seems more logical, however, right
>> now im sitting on the fence on weather or not the change is justified.
>> Lets look at the dictionary:
>>
>> == Can
>>
>> 1 be able to
>> 2 be permitted to
>> 3 used to indicate that something is typically the case
>>
>> == Box
>>
>> noun
>> 1 a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or
>> rectangular and having a lid : a cereal box | a hat box.
>> 3 a small structure or building for a specific purpose, in particular
>> • a separate section or enclosed area within a larger building, esp.
>> one reserved for a group of people in a theater or sports ground or
>> for witnesses or the jury in a law court : a box at the opera | the
>> jury was now in the box.
>> 4 a protective casing for a piece of a mechanism.
>>
>> The fact that Box only really has a single meaning, is very attractive
>> from a cognitive point of view IMO
>>
>> </personal_opinion>
>>
>> Realistically, what would the damage be API wise if we moved to box?
>> Have we any way of understanding the impact in real terms?
>>
>> Cheers, Tim
>>
>>
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