On Jan 13, 2011, at 3:59 PM, Steve Miner wrote: > On Jan 13, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Chas Emerick wrote: > >> Just to clarify my position (it's funny to see one's self quoted out of the >> blue from an old thread!), I'm not at all suggesting "java naming >> conventions" when it comes to namespacing. > > By the way, I didn't mean to put Chas on the spot. Google led me to what > seemed like a good quote, and I thought he deserved the credit. Please take > that as a compliment.
I did, thanks. :-) > One suggested compromise (from the old thread) was to use a short first > segment so that your namespace is technically multi-segment (good for Java > interop), but still short enough to be esthetically pleasing. For example, > clj.foo instead of plain foo. Seems like a good compromise to me. That seems perfectly fine, as long as the prefix or suffix isn't "standard" -- otherwise, for purposes of runtime differentiation, such namespaces are functionally a single segment. i.e. if the standard is clj.foo or baz.core, then someone else's clj.foo or baz.core will conflict just as well. FWIW, I use "cemerick" as a prefix for all personal stuff (though I do little programming that is both personal and significant enough to warrant worrying about namespaces). I assume that everyone has their preferred irc/IM/email handle; using it as a prefix seems reasonable to me, anyway. If your name changes, then modifying some namespaces is surely not the most difficult part of that process! - Chas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
