> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Nicol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 21 September 2006 01:48
> To: David E. Wheeler
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Module Authors
> Subject: QD:: could mean "Quick and Dirty"
> 
> 
> On 9/20/06, David E. Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Sep 15, 2006, at 21:37, Darren Duncan wrote:
> >
> > I wonder if there should be a QD:: domain on CPAN for stuff like
> > this? ;-)
> 
> I think a QD:: domain is a bad idea.  When I know that the interface
> may undergo severe changes, I append a 0 to the name, for instance
> the QD version of Dog::Walk might be called Dog::Walk0 to indicate
> QD nature more strongly than a version number with a lot of leading
> zeros would.  When the interface settles down, release Dog::Walk,
> then do bug fixes, performance enhancements, and add new features
> in a backwards-compatible way.

I agree. If anything, you want ::QD to be a suffix to your module name, not a 
namespace.

After all, why would anyone search in the QD:: namespace?

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