Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread Aristotle Pagaltzis
* Greg Lindahl [2013-09-11 22:45]: > I have a module that talks to my car, a Tesla Model S. You can get > speed and position, remotely turn on the AC, all that good stuff. Cool!! > These sorts of things are sometimes called the Internet of Things, or > IOT. > > Looking in CPAN I don't see any ex

Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread Aaron Trevena
On 12 September 2013 07:58, Aristotle Pagaltzis wrote: > * Greg Lindahl [2013-09-11 22:45]: >> I have a module that talks to my car, a Tesla Model S. You can get >> speed and position, remotely turn on the AC, all that good stuff. > > Cool!! +1 serious envy! >> These sorts of things are sometim

Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread David Cantrell
I'd go for Device::Car::Tesla(::ModelS)?. Car, not Auto, because in most of the English-speaking world auto means automatic, not automobile. -- David Cantrell This electrogram was despatched by wireless field telegraph. I would therefore ask that the recipient be so kind as to excuse any failu

Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread David Precious
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:15:22 +0100 David Cantrell wrote: > I'd go for Device::Car::Tesla(::ModelS)?. Car, not Auto, because in > most of the English-speaking world auto means automatic, not > automobile. This ^. Also, I would suggest including the ::ModelS, as it's entirely possible that Tesla

Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread Bill Ward
I'd suggest Vehicle instead of Car since future instances might be trucks, vans, motorcycles, etc. Sent from my phone (sorry if my reply is brief, ask me again when I'm at a real keyboard) On Sep 12, 2013 1:47 AM, "Aaron Trevena" wrote: > On 12 September 2013 07:58, Aristotle Pagaltzis wrote: >

Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread Bill Ward
On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Smylers wrote: > David Precious writes: > > > On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:15:22 +0100 > > David Cantrell wrote: > > > > > I'd go for Device::Car::Tesla(::ModelS)?. Car, not Auto, because in > > > most of the English-speaking world auto means automatic, not > > > autom

Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread Smylers
David Precious writes: > On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:15:22 +0100 > David Cantrell wrote: > > > I'd go for Device::Car::Tesla(::ModelS)?. Car, not Auto, because in > > most of the English-speaking world auto means automatic, not > > automobile. > > Also, I would suggest including the ::ModelS, as it'

Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread Greg Lindahl
On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 05:38:00PM +0100, Smylers wrote: > How about Vehicle::Tesla::ModelS then? > > Does putting Device:: in front of that lot actually add anything, other > than to the unwieldiness of the name? Vehicle:: doesn't generalize very well to toasters, refrigerators, etc. If a new t

Re: please help me name a module

2013-09-12 Thread Bill Ward
On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Greg Lindahl wrote: > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 05:38:00PM +0100, Smylers wrote: > > > How about Vehicle::Tesla::ModelS then? > > > > Does putting Device:: in front of that lot actually add anything, other > > than to the unwieldiness of the name? > > Vehicle:: does