What Makes A Programming Language Good

Daniel Gibson metalcaedes at gmail.com
Tue Jan 18 10:22:18 PST 2011


Am 18.01.2011 18:41, schrieb spir:
> On 01/18/2011 06:33 PM, Jim wrote:
>> Adam Ruppe Wrote:
>>> Maybe. 9/10 times they match anyway, but I'd be annoyed if
>>> the package names had to match the containing folder.
>>
>> This is enforced in some languages, and I like it. It'd be confusing if they
>> didn't match when I would go to look for something.
>>
>> I think it would be a good idea for D to standardise this. Not only so that
>> the compiler can traverse and compile but for all dev tools (static analysers,
>> package managers, etc). Standardisation makes it easier to create toolchains,
>> which I believe are essential for the growth of any language use.
>
> The D styleguide requires on one hand capitalised names for types, and lowercase
> for filenames on the other. How are we supposed to make them match?
>
> Denis
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Filenames should match with the module they contain, not with the contained 
class(es).


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