I've adapted the proposal slightly for the name change, with an extra descriptive paragraph, and less emphasis on collections. Any changes needed? I'll include the final text in the vote result and give people a chance to object. Stephen
------ (0) Rationale The Java language has a fundamental distinction between Object and primitive types. The JDK provides many method for manipulating and working with Objects. However, there is relatively little support for working with primitive types. One key example is the Java Collection Framework. This defines a well-known and widely used API for object-based collections. The framework requires each primitive to be wrapped in an object, such as Integer, before they can be used in collections. This has a memory and performance overhead. The primitives component will provide an API for utilities and collections based on primitives. Wrappers and adaptors will be provided for integration with object-based APIs. (1) Scope of the Package The package will create and maintain a set of collections and utilities for primitive types, distributed under the ASF license. ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodney Waldhoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > +1 to the name "primitives" over "pcollections" > > On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Stephen Colebourne wrote: > > > Should we name it [pcollections]? Or is [primitives] better? (The sandbox > > primitives is then a sandbox for the proper component for experimentation). > > > > I had forgotten about the special io input stream stuff, which might lead to > > the name [primitives]. I don't think that this affects the vote, but it does > > affect the CVS creation! > > > > Stephen > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > - Rod <http://radio.weblogs.com/0122027/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
