On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 01:13 +0200, nadim khemir wrote: > ...you mails get more and more fuzzy and goalless.
Well, I'm sorry to see that; I thought I'd been clear. I feel it's better to give more detail, which you're welcome to ignore; rather than less, inviting you to ignore the whole request as incomplete. I believe my goals are fairly well defined. I apologize for any lack and stand ready to make it good. > So, what is it you want from us? I plan to start a project to generate module name suggestions by comparing PODs. I'd appreciate any suggestions for what I might name that project. I also have underway a testing framework for which I have no good name. I'd appreciate any suggestions for naming it. In both cases, I've searched (without result) for existing projects that mine might duplicate. If I've missed something (as I did in the case of the orthogonal file manager), I'd be very grateful to find out. > Go ahead, deliver a badly thought, badly named module. Sorry; I'd rather not; especially if you will ask me afterward why I didn't ask first. The last time I began a project without first soliciting comment on its name, I ran into later difficulties that stalled development for weeks. (I'm happy to say that the project is now in release.) My first choice was very bad. Conversely, I have been planning and working for months on an orthogonal file manager. I did not know what to call it; I was totally ignorant of the general class. Posting here led me to explore existing tools of great potential; and to abandon a flimsy shadow of a crippled duplicate. I have saved thousands of hours of foolish effort; I'm extremely grateful. I realize there is a school of thought in which authors choose Perl project names without consultation. In the face of repeated, loud exhortations to consult, I am uneasy joining this school. However, I ask you to notice (in the project I currently offer to criticism) I intend to assist authors, such as myself, with automated suggestions we can bring with us to the consultation. This will not usurp the role of those who guide but may lessen the fuzziness of requests for guidance. > Don't patronize with whatever knowledge you have gleaned. I'm sorry you feel patronized. I don't think I wrote anything that does not explain what I have done, what I intend to do, or why. I do not pretend to educate. You may find the register in which I write overly formal. I don't wish to insult anyone who may be more comfortable writing in another style. I struggle to write clearly and accurately. I'm aware that my words here are immutable and I cannot suffer poor grammar to represent myself. > Come with reasonable mails or expect someone to tell you to bugger off! I have spent nearly two hours on this message, ruthlessly extracting every word that does not pay its freight. The result may not be reasonable. But I cannot afford more time; nor would I risk less. I have come to expect certain types of remark. Absent clear suggestions for improvement, I regret that I cannot act upon them. It's possible that you consider discussions of proposed modules off topic on this list. Yet multiple sources point to the list as a place for these discussions. I'd greatly appreciate clarifications. -- -Xiong
