First we must arrive at something approaching consensus, which it seems we
have not ;)

On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM Ferruzzi, Dennis <[email protected]>
wrote:

> > I believe we should better document the decision this time.
>
> Hate to be That Guy, but what about (yet another) prek rule to enforce it?
>
>
>  - ferruzzi
>
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> This may be a slightly different topic from the current discussion, but I
> hope it’s okay to ask here. Are there any ongoing or planned discussions
> within the community about extending the concept of DAGs beyond the
> traditional “task dependency graph” definition — for example, toward
> dataflow graphs, event-driven DAGs, or asset-based workflows?
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> 2025년 9월 2일 (화) 오후 8:53, Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]>님이 작성:
>
> > > “If you name it, you can own it
> >
> > Yep. 100%. Precisely what Ash wrote. I am actually quite happy that many
> > people say "this is something that is not correct". In a way it makes it
> a
> > perfect candidate to pick someone we can "own" - because nobody owns it
> yet
> > in the minds of people.
> > The fact that we feel uncomfortable about it "now" is exactly the reason
> > why we should choose it.
> > Mostly because this is something that we claim "ownership" of - and (as
> > with everything) we will get used to it over time and we will start
> > treating it as ours if we accept it as "our" term.
> >
> > J.
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM Ash Berlin-Taylor <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > “If you name it, you can own it”
> > >
> > > +1 for Dag, it can be an airflow term, much more so than DAG as an
> > acronym
> > > can be.
> > >
> > > > On 2 Sep 2025, at 08:03, Ankit Chaurasia <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I totally agree that "Dag"  - it is neither a proper class nor a
> proper
> > > > variable naming pattern.
> > > >
> > > > "DAG" can be used when referring directly to the class.
> > > >
> > > > "dag" makes the most sense as it aligns with Python’s snake_case for
> > > > identifiers.
> > > >
> > > > *Ankit Chaurasia*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM Sumit Maheshwari <
> > [email protected]
> > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> 100% agree with Daniel. "Dag" seems to be the worst choice out of
> all
> > > >> options.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM Daniel Standish
> > > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> I sort of don't really understand why we would write Dag.  It seems
> > > >>> kindof the worst of both worlds.  That's not what the class is.
> And
> > it
> > > >>> doesn't really make sense as a proper noun.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I would just use dag most of the time and DAG when you need to
> refer
> > > >>> unambiguously to the actual class.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> I don't think we concluded whether we should use "Dag"  or "dag" -
> > but
> > > >> I
> > > >>>> think the important goal of why we decided on dropping the "DAG"
> as
> > > >>> acronym
> > > >>>> was that we want to really start "owning" the "Dag" term - "Dag"
> > > really
> > > >>>> meaning "Airflow Workflow".
> > > >>>> I think using capitalized form "Dag" fulfills that goal better
> than
> > > >>> "dag".
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> J.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM Pierre Jeambrun <
> > > [email protected]
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Response thread there. Can’t remember the full outcome from the
> top
> > > >> of
> > > >>> my
> > > >>>>> head but “Dag, dag, dags” seems fine, preferably for doc, new
> code,
> > > >>> user
> > > >>>>> facing, but not worth the trouble going through the whole
> codebase
> > > >> for
> > > >>>>> refactoring.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/8k338stlkkp07ko3no70p2nng757kd1w
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> On Sun 31 Aug 2025 at 17:01, Wei Lee <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>> I think our previous consensus was “dag" or “dags", but recent
> > PRs,
> > > >>>>>> including mine, have changed them to "Dag". I’m fine with "Dag"
> or
> > > >>>> “dag”
> > > >>>>>> (like “dag” a bit more) as long as it’s not “DAG”.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> I believe we should better document the decision this time. I
> can
> > > >>>> create
> > > >>>>>> that PR once we finalize it again here.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Best,
> > > >>>>>> Wei
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> On Aug 31, 2025, at 9:13 PM, Daniel Standish
> > > >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Saw this PR https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/55097
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> I thought we discussed this at some point that using just "dag"
> > > >> or
> > > >>>>> "dags"
> > > >>>>>>> is perfectly fine.  De-emphasizing the mathy origin of the
> "DAG"
> > > >>>>> concept.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Personally I believe we should leave instances of "dag" or
> "dags"
> > > >>> in
> > > >>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>> docs alone.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Is the consensus I recall just an invention of my mind?
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Thanks
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
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