[978] in Coldmud discussion meeting

Re: [COLD] controlling object of a task (user()/controller()/etc)

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wed Apr 24 13:40:44 1996 )

From: puff@netcom.com (Steven J. Owens)
To: brandon@tombstone.sunrem.com (Brandon Gillespie)
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 09:54:52 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: coldstuff@cold.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960423171421.11050A-100000@tombstone.sunrem.com> from "Brandon Gillespie" at Apr 23, 96 05:22:20 pm

Brandon,

> Frankly I would rather use 'user()' because it is short, it is not always 
> conceptually correct--which is also a large drawback for me.  The two goals
> I have with naming it are: ease of use (I really dont like long function 
> names in high-use positions) and appropriateness.  Since I plan on 

     I sympathize with you;  balancing ease of use and conceptual
clarity is a tricky task.  But it can be fun!

> Anybody have a thesarus?  :)  Suggestions on the table:
> 
>      controller()      -- most appropriate, too bulky and long
>      server()
>      con()
>      user()
>      requestor()
>      client()

     Hmmmm... How about:

     stooge()
     lackey()
     kingpin()
     power_behind_the_throne()
     pawn()
     yes-man()
     tool()
     meat-puppet()
     minion()
     sycophant()
     toady()
     ...
     

Puff
(I'm in a weird mood today).