From: Robert Weiner <rswgnu@gmail.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Suggestion for improved clarity in xref.el symbol names
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:27:57 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CA+OMD9hfGv8j+5WFmCLkNt6qiHrPQs+qhgmr4eO5u4TsOA1R_Q@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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The xref.el library has many variables and functions with `backend' in
them, indicating that they represent language-dependent entities. Before
the xref API is set in stone, I would consider replacing this term with
'language' as it reads better in the names, it refers to a concept
intrinsic to the cross-references themselves which are language-specific,
whereas backend is just an implementation detail, and it will make more
sense to users of the library who may not be familiar with the concept of a
`backend'.
Just a thought but I know these names will live for a long time.
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2016-04-19 20:27 Robert Weiner [this message]
2016-04-19 20:47 ` Suggestion for improved clarity in xref.el symbol names John Wiegley
2016-04-19 20:55 ` Dmitry Gutov
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