On 06/10/2006, at 5:07 am, Axel Liljencrantz wrote: > Hello Jason, > > There are three levels of variable locality for variables in fish: > > * local, meaning local to some specific block of code. Once the end of > that block is reached, the variable dissapears. > * global, meaning that the variable is not specific to a block of code > and will continue to exist until the program exits. > * universal, meaning that the variable is not even specific to the > current shell, it is shared between all the users shell instances now > and in the future. It is even preserved across reboots and logouts. ... > I think that the term is very > descriptive, as for me global is associated with the earth, as in > global warming, etc., and universal would in that context mean > something that is on an even higher level, as the universe contains > many planets.
Now that you've said that, I find the terms completely memorable. But I'm still not satisfied! fish is all about discoverability, so the fact that I find the terms memorable only after you explain the naming to me is worrying. I suggest we continue the search for better names, at least for the third level. How do you feel about Philip's suggestion of local, global, system? Local, global, megaglobal? That has the advantage of making the ordering absolutely clear. Sudden brainwave: how about local, global, persistent? Jason ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
