[Bioperl-l] new/unannounced methods

[Nathan Haigh]

Sendu Bala wrote:
> Nathan Haigh wrote:
>> I've come across a couple of methods that are commented as being
>> new/unannounced e.g.:
>> Bio::Location::Atomic::trunc
>>
>> As it's not been documented with POD it reduces the POD coverage metric.
>> I wondered if it makes sense to have these types of methods initially
>> made private with the use of a leading underscore until it's unveiling?
>> This way, programmers know not to touch the method from outside the
>> module and the POD coverage doesn't see it as being missed.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
> I got the impression people are already trying to use them anyway, so
> changing the method name may not be ideal. I'd suggest adding POD that
> made it clear it was a method of dubious status.
>
> Thank you for your efforts!
>

Done