RE: [lang] new StringBuffer.. what to call it

2003-12-11 Thread Gary Gregory
strand", so the name has a whole other connotation for me! ;-) Gary > -Original Message- > From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:07 > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: [lang] new StringBuffer.. what

Re: [lang] new StringBuffer.. what to call it

2003-12-11 Thread Stephen Colebourne
I favour (insist on) names linked closely to the type being worked on, rather than creating new names. Basically, its not the job/role of [lang] to create new concepts, just to simplify working with existing concepts IMO. (see the lang proposal.html and status.html) Stephen > And what do people

[lang] new StringBuffer.. what to call it

2003-12-11 Thread Ash ..
BTW: MutableString is a bad name as it can imply a class that holds a String and has a getString and setString method. Stephen Can you tell us why the name MutableString implies it has a getString and setString. And what do people think here of introducing a different term (say Strand) for th