On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 12:29:30PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > Naming seems inconsistent, there are: > > sym_has_sec(), sec_changed() and sec_size() > > which have the object first, but then most new ones are: > > is_foo_sym() and is_foo_sec() > > which have the object last.
For the "is_()" variants, I read them as: "is a(n) <adjective> <noun>" e.g.: is_undef_sym(): "is an UNDEF symbol" is_file_sym(): "is a FILE symbol" is_string_sec() "is a STRING section" Nerding out on English for a second, many of those adjectives can be read as noun adjuncts, e.g. "chicken soup", where a noun functions as an adjective. If we changed those to: "is <noun> <adjective>?" or "is <noun> a <noun>?" then it doesn't always read correctly: is_sym_file(): "is symbol a file?" is_sec_string(): "is section a string?" -- Josh
