As for readdir (and many other functions in the fs module) they are named to match the underlying POSIX function name. For instance: http://linux.die.net/man/3/readdir
readFile is an abstraction created by Node so it adheres to naming standards. On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 12:02 PM, David Habereder <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi, > > I am quite new to node.js. > > As far as I can see the method names aren't very consistent. Take the > methods from File System for example: http://nodejs.org/api/fs.html > It is ".readFile" (Camelcase) > But it is ".readdir" (all lowercase) > > There are a few more such cases where I don't see a pattern when camelcase > is used and when not. > > You could say that this is absolutely irrelevant and you would be right. > But it annoys me :-( > And it reminds me of PHP syntax garbage. > > Is there any interest in getting all method names either camelcase or > lowercase, or will this just stay as is? > > ~dave > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" 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/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" 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/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
