On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Torsten Curdt <tcu...@vafer.org> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 20:43, Gary Gregory > <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> wrote: >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mfncoo...@gmail.com [mailto:mfncoo...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Martin >>> Cooper >>> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 19:42 >>> To: Commons Developers List >>> Subject: Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based >>> on >>> RC3] >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Gary Gregory >>> <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> wrote: >>> > Hi All: >>> > >>> > The more I think about it and read it, the more non-English and odd the >>> > word >>> "filesystem" feels to me. I would never write: 'Do this or that with the >>> filesystem.' It just sounds Dutch or German to me. That's what I get for >>> working with Dutch people :) >>> > >>> >>> I'm with Gary on this. Not only would I not write the above, I - and >>> most other people I know - don't speak that way either. We speak as if >>> they are the two words that they are. It's a file system, just like a >>> video system or a stereo system, or some other kind of system. >> >> I am happy to make these changes. >> >> For example, simply option (1): >> >> FilesystemEntry -> FileSystemEntry >> FilesystemListener -> FileSystemListener >> FilesystemListenerAdaptor -> FileSystemListenerAdaptor >> FilesystemMonitor -> FileSystemMonitor >> FilesystemObserver -> FileSystemObserver >> >> Or option (2), as suggested by Nial: >> >> FilesystemEntry -> FileItem >> FilesystemListener -> FileSystemListener >> FilesystemListenerAdaptor -> FileSystemListenerAdaptor >> FilesystemMonitor -> FileMonitor >> FilesystemObserver -> FileObserver > > I tried to stay out of this but... > > either it is a "file?system alteration monitor" or a "file alteration > monitor" ... also known as "FAM" > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_alteration_monitor > > IMO "FileMonitor" does not really express what it does. Nor will users > search for it like that. > I am not sure why we try to come up with our own special name here.
Seemed less of a mouthfull/verbose - at the time dropping the *alteration* part didn't seem to loose much in meaning to me - but perhaps your're right - I guess files could be monitored for all sorts of reasons. Niall > Guess I am the one to blame for the spelling. > > http://commons.apache.org/jci/apidocs/org/apache/commons/jci/monitor/package-summary.html > > But I found both spellings ...plus it made the FAM more clear. > > ...in case someone is wondering > > cheers, > Torsten --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
