Phango

[phango]

i love that - please release it to us all!
can't wait to get it for all the reasons you put forth.


Janice Caron Wrote:

> On 11/17/07, Lars Ivar Igesund <larsivar at igesund.net> wrote:
> > >> Will both libraries adopt the same style (naming conventions,
> > >> capitalization, etc...)?
> > >
> > > I surely hope so. ++myVote
> >
> > You understand that that would mean Phobos gaining Tango's style?
> 
> Oh I don't think so. Walter is quite clear that module names should be
> lowercase, and I agree with him. And (apart from Tango) I think it is
> "the norm" to name classes in titlecase and variables in lowercase.
> Tango is just plain weird in giving variables names like "Stdout".
> That's just perverse. Just because it's a global variable doesn't mean
> you can go all titlecase.
> 
> I kid you not - if Tango used "normal" case conventions, it would have
> a lot more adherents.
> 
> In any case, I am currently crafting my own personally bastardised
> version of Tango. I've already got a significant fraction of it
> compiling under D2.007 (including Phobos), and yes I renamed all the
> module names to lowercase. And I'll probably make "Stdout" merely an
> alias for "stdout" too (etc.)
> 
> Seriously - Tango's stylistic issues are a big turn-off. Tango
> folk,when you complete your integration with Phobos, please, please
> fix them.