Jason Grout wrote: > I think in general, the definition goes with the most descriptive name > (e.g., cardinality). Sometimes a shorter alias is then created to make > typing easier (e.g., card). An example of this the adjacency matrix of > a graph. We have g.adjacency_matrix, but we also have the shortcut g.am.
Aliases are a disaster. Just pick one good name. Minor convenience isn't a good enough reason to clutter the namespace. Not picking on you; aliases have been suggested at various points in this thread. > If there is only one function name, then it is the more explicit name > (e.g., cardinality) Agreed. Robert Dodier --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
