Re: Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-08 Thread Luke Plant
Hi Russell, I was away and arrived back too late for this to matter, but for the sake of the archives, I just had a couple of comments: > Module-based configuration: > --- > > * The aesthetic of user-configuration options is cleaner because > configuration items are sho

Re: Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-07 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:16 AM, Jacob Kaplan-Moss wrote: > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Adrian Holovaty wrote: >> Unless Jacob feels strongly otherwise, let's go with class-based. > > Nope, I don't feel strongly at all. I think I agree that I've a slight > preference for the explicitness of n

Re: Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-07 Thread James Bennett
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Adrian Holovaty wrote: > My preference is (slightly) for class-based, because it's (slightly) > less magic. I think we should try to avoid requiring people to > remember what to name things. I like this as well, albeit for a slightly different reason: asking you t

Re: Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-07 Thread Jacob Kaplan-Moss
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Adrian Holovaty wrote: > Unless Jacob feels strongly otherwise, let's go with class-based. Nope, I don't feel strongly at all. I think I agree that I've a slight preference for the explicitness of naming the class "out loud," so let's do that. Jacob -- You rece

Re: Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-07 Thread Adrian Holovaty
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 6:17 AM, Russell Keith-Magee wrote: > So, I'd like to call for a quick BDFL judgement. Everyone else should > feel free to weigh in with opinions if they have opinions, > preferences, or especially compelling arguments either way. My preference is (slightly) for class-based

Re: Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-07 Thread Ivan Sagalaev
On topic, I'm +0 on class-based approach. There's actually one passage that reminded me of something that I consider a small wart in a couple of places in Django: Russell Keith-Magee wrote: > Module-based configuration: > --- > > * The aesthetic of user-configuration op

Re: Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-07 Thread Tobias McNulty
Just wanted to add that the decision need not go either way; one possible solution would be to leave it up to the implementation and live with both conventions in the core. Sent from a mobile phone, please excuse any typos. On Dec 7, 2009 7:17 AM, "Russell Keith-Magee" wrote: Hi all (and especi

Re: Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-07 Thread Karen Tracey
I slightly prefer class-based configuration. Karen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-develop...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-developers+un

Conventions around plugable backends

2009-12-07 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
Hi all (and especially Jacob), So - this is a call for any interested parties to express their opinions, followed (hopefully quickly) by a BDFL judgement. For those that haven't been following the the django-dev discussion around ticket #4604: session-based messages are nearing trunk ready status