But XStream stands for XmlStream. If the library was called XMLStream, I would definitely choose XmlStream; similar to your examples. But this case is different. If we would like to respect the camel case naming convention, XStream would make more sense, doesn't it?
Tim Peierls wrote: > > And see Item 56 of Effective Java, 2nd edition, where Josh Bloch writes: >> >> There is little consensus as to whether acronyms should be uppercase or >> have only their first letter capitalized. While uppercase may be more >> common, a strong argument can be made in favor of capitalizing only the >> first letter: even if multiple acronyms occur back-to back, you can still >> tell where one word starts and the next word ends. Which class name would >> you rather see, HTTPURL or HttpUrl? > > > --tim > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Jerome Louvel > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> I agree this would look nicer, but it frequently happens that acronyms >> are put next to another. In those cases, it seems more readable to >> systematically use camel case. Instead of HTTPURLConnection, we would >> use HttpUrlConnection (JDK uses HttpURLConnection which looks >> inconsistent). >> >> It is also a matter of taste... I just prefer readability of camel case, >> even for acronyms, but other naming schemes would be fine I guess. At >> least we try to stay consistent inside the Restlet project. >> >> Hope it makes sense! >> >> Best regards, >> Jerome Louvel >> -- >> Restlet ~ Founder and Lead developer ~ http://www.restlet.org >> Noelios Technologies ~ Co-founder ~ http://www.noelios.com >> >> >> >> legege a écrit : >> > I would suggest to rename XstreamRepresentation to >> XStreamRepresentation >> > (capital S), to follow the naming of the XStream library itself. This >> would >> > also affect the setXstream() method, which should become setXStream(). >> > >> > What's your thought? >> > >> > Thanks >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> >> http://restlet.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=4447&dsMessageId=2413019 >> > > ------------------------------------------------------ > http://restlet.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=4447&dsMessageId=2413053 > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Xstream-naming-convension-tp3914466p3921101.html Sent from the Restlet Discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------ http://restlet.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=4447&dsMessageId=2413099
