On Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:22:42 +0100 Tom Hacohen <t...@osg.samsung.com> said:
> On 23/08/16 14:17, marcel-hollerb...@t-online.de wrote: > > Hello, > > > > i am not so happy with the name efl_self. > > > > Reason for that is that "self" is in the context of other languages > > completly different compared to our use in efl_add. > > People got confused by it, and used it wrong (We just had the case on irc). > > And even if they get a error and see pretty quick that this will not > > work, they still think of the usage of self from other languages. > > > > So I would like to propose a name like efl_add_object, efl_add_obj, > > efl_added which really tells this only makes sense with efl_add, > > and does not use a keyword which is used different in other languages. > > > > Objections / Input ? > > > > I don't really care one way or the other, but just going to say what I > said before on IRC so both side of the argument are represented: > > Our usage of "self" is not completely different to other languages. We > use it to mean "self" just like every other language, but our scope > where it's allowed is smaller, only in eo_add(). > > People will get confused once, and then when they see it doesn't work > will hopefully read the docs/ask if not just understand on their own. > Amount of time spent per person: 1 minute in a lifetime (unlikely anyone > will repeat this twice). Literally not worth adding an extra letter to > type/read for. i agree - it is "self" within that context. within an eo_add() only. it's not used anywhere else (or to be used). efl_self is simple and fairly obvious as what it implies - you just need to learn the "it is only used in this context". if we rename it will it change this at all? i doubt it. it'll be harder to DISCOVER but people may still be as confused as to why we renamed it something else than "self" or "this". > As I said though, I don't really care either way, though I think > efl_self is much better than efl_add_obj/object. > > -- > Tom. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
