[Bioperl-l] Module names

[Heikki Lehvaslaiho]

Jason Eric Stajich wrote:
> 
> We don't really have a policy laid out in the wiki for module naming
> standards but I wondered if we should.
> 
> Dave should Bio::SeqFeature::Gene::utr be Bio::SeqFeature::Gene::UTR ?
> or Utr ?  And Bio::SeqFeature::Gene::poly_A_site be Poly_A_site ?  Just
> checking if we should try and enforce a standard before we approach
> releases.
> 
> My proposal would be all modules start with a capital letter unless (as in
> the case of SeqIO/AlignIO modules) there is a specific reason to make them
> lowercase.  Taking it one step further perhaps - 

> "all modules which one
> expects to instantiate directly (imagine there is a general Bioperl API)
> should start with a capital letter?

I second this. 

	-Heikki

> If there are better ideas, feel free to voice them.
> 
> -jason
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> Jason Stajich
> Duke University
> jason@cgt.mc.duke.edu
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