Am 25.10.2013 um 10:11 schrieb Nicolas Cellier <nicolas.cellier.aka.n...@gmail.com>:
> So action=create object=directory > you want to be sure that you create a directory? > What if it already exists? > Since you want to be sure to create, will you erase and re-create? > You see the kind of misunderstanding this could create... > IOW, self ensureCreateMisunderstanding > +1 I didn’t like it in the first place. It is just confusing. And probably an example how hard it can be if two or more non-native speaker try to find something that makes sense. Norbert > > 2013/10/25 Stéphane Ducasse <stephane.duca...@inria.fr> > Consistency > ensureActionObject > > ensureCreateDirectory > ensureCreateFile > > We discuss a lot with camillo when we did it and I think that this is good > right now. > > > Out of curiosity, what was the motivation behind Issue 10924: Simplifying > > ensure* and create protocol? > > > > For me #ensureCreateDirectory is less intention revealing than > > #ensureDirectory because the "ensure" means "create only if necessary", not > > "definitely create" a directory. What am I missing? Thanks. > > > > > > > > ----- > > Cheers, > > Sean > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://forum.world.st/ensureCreateDirectory-tp4716925.html > > Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Developers mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > >
