Why not also allow readDir? It would cause no harm to do so. This isn't node, but what also bugs me is typeof and instanceof. I cringe every time I type them.
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 11:47 AM, David Habereder <david.habere...@gmail.com> wrote: > That clears that up. Thanks. > > Am Donnerstag, 27. Dezember 2012 20:36:30 UTC+1 schrieb Matt Sergeant: >> >> I think you'll likely find where it isn't the case (such as readdir) the >> name comes from the POSIX function name. There's no readfile function in >> POSIX, but there is readdir(). The only other case seems to be readlink, >> which is the same issue. >> >> http://linux.die.net/man/2/readdir >> http://linux.die.net/man/2/readlink >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 1:02 PM, David Habereder <david.h...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am quite new to node.js. >>> >>> As far as I can see the method names aren't very consistent. Take the >>> methods from File System for example: http://nodejs.org/api/fs.html >>> It is ".readFile" (Camelcase) >>> But it is ".readdir" (all lowercase) >>> >>> There are a few more such cases where I don't see a pattern when >>> camelcase is used and when not. >>> >>> You could say that this is absolutely irrelevant and you would be right. >>> But it annoys me :-( >>> And it reminds me of PHP syntax garbage. >>> >>> Is there any interest in getting all method names either camelcase or >>> lowercase, or will this just stay as is? >>> >>> ~dave >>> >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to nod...@googlegroups.com >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nodejs+un...@googlegroups.com >>> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> >> > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
