Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] The global API namespace
From: David Olofson (david_AT_olofson.net)
Date: Sat Dec 07 2002 - 17:59:51 EET
On Saturday 07 December 2002 07.36, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > How about this for Audiality:
> >
> > Functions: a_whatever()
> > Types: at_whatever
>
> I think a_ is too breif.
I think so too... Could mean anything - and many names and words
start with an 'a'.
> aud_foo(), maybe. And types of
> AUD_foo_type; Its the easiest.
"aud" sounds rather generic - could stand for anything to do with
audio, and probably some other things. Doesn't seem to be in use in
any public APIs, though.
I should have picked a shorter name - or a long name with a nice and
short acronym. ;-)
> Because nothing sucks worse than
> accidentally namig a variable or function the same as a type and
> trying to figure it out. Ugh
Exactly. That's why I used *_t - but we're not getting away that
easy. APIs are *supposed* to look messy, or something...
//David Olofson - Programmer, Composer, Open Source Advocate
.- The Return of Audiality! --------------------------------.
| Free/Open Source Audio Engine for use in Games or Studio. |
| RT and off-line synth. Scripting. Sample accurate timing. |
`---------------------------> http://olofson.net/audiality -'
.- M A I A -------------------------------------------------.
| The Multimedia Application Integration Architecture |
`----------------------------> http://www.linuxdj.com/maia -'
--- http://olofson.net --- http://www.reologica.se ---
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b28 : Sat Dec 07 2002 - 18:01:23 EET