It probably sounds wrong because you're used to it being ActiveRecord instead of ActionController. Yay for conditioning!
2009/10/31 Adam Salter <[email protected]> > > Wow, > An actual explanation. > > This has been bugging me too. The current naming just 'sounds right' > but that isn't a good reason. I'm not sure if it's just because I'm > used to it, but ActionRecord sounds wrong, likewise ActiveController. > > -Adam > > On 30/10/2009, at 12:45 PM, Adam Meehan wrote: > > > > > From what I can recall from the RailsConf 2008 core group panel, the > > rationale is something along the lines that Active is given to a > > component/gem that can be used standalone and Action is given to > > component/gem which is dependent on other components. Though it > > doesn't quite work since ActiveRecord needs ActiveSupport. But most of > > the Action stuff is in ActionPack and can't be used standalone as > > such. ActionMailer depends on ActionController so that still holds. > > > > But its a loose convention that is getting muddier and they said they > > won't be holding on to it religiously. > > > > Adam > > > > On Oct 29, 9:02 am, Chris Lloyd <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> This has been bugging me for a while: why is there a difference in > >> the > >> Action/Active naming convention that Rails uses? Why is there > >> ActiveRecord > >> and ActionController? Why not ActionRecord or ActiveController? > >> Neither > >> Action or Active are particularly descriptive. > >> > >> I tried Googling but nothing came up so perhaps somebody closer to > >> DHH can > >> chip in an answer? > >> > >> Cheers! > >> > >> Chris > >> > >> -- > >> chrislloyd.com.au > > > > > > > > -- Ryan Bigg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" 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/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
