Re: Spelling in classes
Re: Spelling in classes
- Subject: Re: Spelling in classes
- From: Ondra Cada <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:13:47 +0200
Rob,
>
>>>>> Rob Rix (RR) wrote at Fri, 21 Sep 2001 04:44:26 -0400:
RR> Are most Cocoa developers American? That is, if I write a framework that
RR> somewhere uses the word "colour", will most developers expect the
RR> American spelling, "color"?
Cocoa is a new name for OpenStep, and OpenStep was designed in America (by
NeXT and Sun). That's why.
Besides, I would estimate that indeed a majority of OpenStep/Cocoa
programmers are, and will be for some time to come, Americans.
RR> ...The problem is, I guess, that "color" goes against the grain, seeing
RR> how it's incorrect (to anyone who writes English, and not American ;) and
RR> all.
Well, I do agree heartily, but I am afraid it can't be helped. I tend to use
"american" identifiers even in my private code, as much as I personally
don't like the spelling, since I don't want inconsistencies like
[NSCol_o_r col_ou_rFromSomePrivateCategory]
:((((
Incidentally, have you noticed the typical (AFAIK) American howler in the
standard Tool template code? I mean the comment about insurance, where we
just wanted to ensure something ;)))
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