On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:29:26 +1000, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > I suppose "one class per file" might be useful for those using an editor > with no search functionality. Other than that, is there any justification > for this rule? Any Java fans want to defend this?
Not a Java fan, but: The Java compiler also acts as a "make" program. If it doesn't find a .class file for a needed class, it will search for the corresponding .java file and compile that. So to compile a complex program, you only need to compile the top-level file (e.g. HelloWorld.java), and it will compile everything which is required. No Makefile is needed, as the relationship between classes, object files and source files is fixed. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
