From: Markus Mottl <mottl@miss.wu-wien.ac.at>
To: skaller@maxtal.com.au (skaller)
Cc: caml-list@inria.fr (OCAML)
Subject: Re: Stdlib regularity
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 20:21:12 +0100 (MET DST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <199910081821.UAA13296@miss.wu-wien.ac.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <37FDFB68.880BA7E@maxtal.com.au> from "skaller" at Oct 9, 99 00:10:48 am
> I think this is a good idea, but I think that implementing
> extensions and new modules is relatively easy (in most cases)
> but deciding on the best interfaces is not.
Deciding on interfaces is probably the most important (and difficult)
problem in library design. Finding suitable (=intuitive) names for
functions alone can be a difficult task.
No sensible contributor would check in changes that effect the interface
without discussing this with other developers/contributors before. So if
there is a good means of communication (e.g. a specialized mailing list)
and if people adhere to strict rules concerning check-in, I am quite
convinced that this would work well.
Regards,
Markus Mottl
--
Markus Mottl, mottl@miss.wu-wien.ac.at, http://miss.wu-wien.ac.at/~mottl
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-10-09 23:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-10-06 13:25 Ohad Rodeh
1999-10-06 16:18 ` Markus Mottl
1999-10-08 14:06 ` Matías Giovannini
1999-10-10 20:09 ` Pierre Weis
1999-10-10 20:12 ` Matías Giovannini
1999-10-08 14:10 ` skaller
1999-10-08 19:21 ` Markus Mottl [this message]
1999-10-09 21:14 ` Dave Mason
1999-10-06 18:50 ` John Prevost
1999-10-07 7:33 ` skaller
1999-10-07 9:18 ` Francisco Valverde Albacete
1999-10-08 14:56 ` skaller
1999-10-09 22:26 ` Francois Rouaix
1999-10-10 5:38 ` skaller
1999-10-10 20:44 ` William Chesters
1999-10-10 21:43 ` Hongwei Xi
1999-10-11 0:36 ` skaller
1999-10-12 7:20 ` David Mentr{'e}
1999-10-08 16:38 ` Proposal for study: Add a categorical Initial type to ocaml skaller
1999-10-09 22:43 ` John Prevost
1999-10-10 3:18 ` chet
1999-10-10 6:14 ` skaller
1999-10-10 21:05 ` William Chesters
1999-10-10 22:36 ` chet
1999-10-10 22:38 ` chet
1999-10-11 19:30 ` John Prevost
1999-10-12 8:34 ` Option types and O'Labl merger Jacques Garrigue
1999-10-12 14:38 ` William Chesters
1999-10-13 5:35 ` Frank A. Christoph
1999-10-13 8:48 ` Jacques Garrigue
1999-10-11 0:51 ` Proposal for study: Add a categorical Initial type to ocaml skaller
1999-10-11 12:40 ` John Prevost
1999-10-12 19:20 ` skaller
1999-10-12 11:33 ` Jean-Francois Monin
1999-10-10 16:10 ` chet
1999-10-09 16:58 Stdlib regularity William Chesters
1999-10-10 0:11 ` Matías Giovannini
1999-10-12 16:21 Damien Doligez
1999-10-13 12:18 ` Matías Giovannini
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