On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 08:33:33 -0700 Randy Dunlap <rdun...@infradead.org> wrote:
> >> I was thinking good-list / bad-list. > >> > >> /me that has been doing a lot of git bisect lately... > > > > I think it depends on the context. I'd prefer a grammatically awkward verb > > that described > > the action more specifically, than a grammatically nicer generic term. In > > other words, > > yes/no, good/bad don't mean that much to me, unless it's obvious from > > context > > what the effect will be. With something like allow/deny, I have a pretty > > clear mental > > model of what the code is going to do. > > That matches what I was about to say: > Just using yes/no does not tell someone what they are saying yes or no about. > It should be more descriptive, like allow/block. After doing two days worth of git bisect, good/bad is hardcoded in my head :-p -- Steve
