Broken naming convention Abdulaziz Ghuloum (27 Mar 2008 07:50 UTC)
Re: Broken naming convention AndrevanTonder (27 Mar 2008 13:10 UTC)
Re: Broken naming convention David Van Horn (27 Mar 2008 15:53 UTC)

Broken naming convention Abdulaziz Ghuloum 27 Mar 2008 07:50 UTC

1. The naming convention promoted by this SRFI author is incompatible
with R6RS.

2. The author of the SRFI rejects one strawman alternative on the
ground that it violates the *recommendation* of the R6RS, and because
it cause some ugliness ...

So, I am to break *conformance* with R6RS because of what exactly?
Because there exists another naming convention that happened to
violate the *recommendation* of R6RS?  I would rather violate the
recommendation than violate the requirement.  Or better yet, I would
rater adopt some third convention that satisfies both.

Now I have previously urged Dave to reconsider the naming convention
before publishing this SRFI so that we don't get into a bike shed
argument about `Oh but I like these names' or `I really hate those
names'  (which is what this thread may degenerate into
unfortunately).  My position here is not about liking or hating any
specific naming convention.  My position is simple: I am not going to
break conformance with R6RS just because Dave Van Horn likes to use
unsigned exact integers instead of identifiers for his library names.

I think my point is clear, and I'll leave it at that.

Aziz,,,