On 8/10/06, Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, it's a design smell. The point of core is to huffman code common things, so something in core with _ should normally either be shorter or out of the core.
Would it be adequate to say "think hard about keeping core names concise, but prefer clarity to conciseness when they're mutually exclusive"? Have I just said the same thing you did above? If I need to use core_function_for_enabling_extremely_convenient_unified_process five hundred times a day, how hard is it for me to alias it to coffeecup? (Of course, if everyone thinks coffeecup is the obvious choice, then that's a better candidate for the core name, but if only a subset think coffeecup is valid, then they might choose an alternate Huffman code.) -- Regards, Charles Bailey Lists: bailey _dot_ charles _at_ gmail _dot_ com Other: bailey _at_ newman _dot_ upenn _dot_ edu
