[Bioperl-l] Bio::Seq::GenEMBLI proposal

[Jason Stajich]

I vote for get_<type>s

> On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Hilmar Lapp wrote:
> 
> > Ewan Birney wrote:
> > > 
> > > We definitely need an interface here. In fact, I think we need interfaces
> > > nearly everywhere - it really future proofs the code...
> > > 
> > 
> > I already thought so ... :)
> > 
> > I agree with your points in clarity and safety.
> > 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ok. Now for the "naming proposal"
> 
> I am going to suggst we vote on either:
> 
> 
>    each_<type>
> 
> eg,  each_keyword or each_Seq
> 
> or
> 
>    get_<type>s
> 
> eg, get_keywords or get_Seqs
> 
> (notice plural) 
> 
> for methods returning an array of things.
> 
> 
> After the vote, we will say that new modules should conform to this
> convention, but Hilmar to decide if this is a 0.7 branch criteria
> retrofitting (I would vote that it is *not* a 0.7 branch criteria)
> 
> 
> 
> My vote is for....
> 
> 
>    get_<type>s
> 
> Your vote counts ;)
> 
> 
> > 	Hilmar
> > 
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Jason Stajich
jason@chg.mc.duke.edu
Center for Human Genetics
Duke University Medical Center 
http://www.chg.duke.edu/