On 08.01.2013, at 17:07, Jimmie Houchin <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I was writing a small utility using FileSystem. I had never used FileSystem 
> before. So I am browsing the code trying to learn where to start and how to 
> use it.
> 
> It took me a little while to learn to do something like:
> fs := FileSystem store: (DiskStore activeClass createDefault).

Why not 

fs := FileSystem disk.

??

or:

reference := FileSystem disk referenceTo: '/foo/bar.txt'.

Cheers,
Max

> 
> It would be nice if there were an instance creation method like
> FileSystem createDefault   which would do the above.
> 
> My utility was renaming some files. Once I had acquired a 
> FileSystemDirectoryEntry instance I needed to examine the name.
> 
> I see #basename and #fullName. As I browse other classes I see #childNamesAt: 
> and #pathName, etc.
> 
> I was just curious why #basename and not #baseName?

I guess it's like "filename". It's easier to write without camel casing and 
it's usually used as a "single" word.

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jimmie
> 


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