On Wednesday, 4 July 2012 at 04:33:14 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
Okay, given the fact that takeFront wouldn't work with ranges
like
std.stdio.ByLine, the code as proposed won't work. So, here's
an adjusted
proposal:
https://github.com/jmdavis/phobos/commit/14b88d9d5528f8736ae6014013bba82367e83620
As suggested, I renamed takeFront and takeBack to consumeFront
and consumeBack
respectively, but now they're in std.array and only apply to
arrays.
...
If no one has any major objections to this scheme or can
provide a better
proposal, I'll create a pull request from what I have.
- Jonathan M Davis
I like the new scheme.
I'm not 100% sold on the name "consumeFront" though. For
starters, it introduces a notion of "consumption", which does not
exist anywhere else in the language.
Furthermore, "consume" is a bit loaded, some of its usages
carries negative connotations. It is sometimes used as "over
indulging" when eating. "to consume" by itself usually means to
do drugs. consume can also mean "destruction by fire", and the
word carries loaded meaning in cultures like the Indian Culture,
where the dead are ritualistically burned (consumed) in open fire.
I know it is just a minor detail, and probably culture oriented,
but naming is the kind of thing you chose in 1 days, and then
have to maintain for 3 decades. If "take" wasn't even called
"take" to begin with (it doesn't even _take_ anything...), we
wouldn't be having this discussion. If we are looking for a new
name, I think it is worth the effort to brainstorm on it.
I'll propose "spendFront", which is pretty much the same thing,
but is less loaded. I'm not entirely sure if it carries the
meaning as well? I think it is a worth discussion.
----
