Re: [Caml-list] SDL2 bindings, testers and feedback welcome

[Florent Monnier <monnier.florent@gmail.com>]

2013/12/18, Daniel Bünzli wrote:
> Le mercredi, 18 décembre 2013 à 02:13, Francois Berenger a écrit :
>> Here is what I learned some time ago on this very same mailing-list;
>> at the top of some .ml file:
>>
>> module Vg = Vector_graphics
>>
>> I _love_ it.
> If you'll do that anyway, why have a long name in the first place ? Everyone
> defining his own pet names makes code less readable.

Hi Daniel,

I also like these kind of solutions like:
module Md = MyModule
let () = let foo = Md.f1 a in Md.f2 b

because I found that in practice if I use a long module name like
"MyModule" everywhere in my code the code becomes heivy. With a
diminutive (.nickname?) the code is lighter and easier to read. But
easier to read only if i know what this diminutive (/nickname?) refers
to. I found easier to find back what this diminutive refers to if it's
available at the beginning of the code file.

I'm not trying to say that this is the perfect ideal solution for
everyone, I just want to share that this is a solution that works well
for me.
And maybe someone else would find that this solution works well too
for him or her.

-- 
Florent