[974] in Coldmud discussion meeting
[COLD] controlling object of a task (user()/controller()/etc)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tue Apr 23 19:52:22 1996
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Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 17:22:20 -0600 (MDT)
From: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@tombstone.sunrem.com>
To: coldstuff@cold.org
Ok, it sounds like the general concept is accepted (assuming this since
everybody I talked to and those on the list instantly jumped to syntax :)
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
evolving ColdC more and more to handle more tasks, I'd like to keep
appropriateness in mind. Anybody have a thesarus? :) Suggestions on
the table:
controller() -- most appropriate, too bulky and long
server()
con()
user()
requestor()
client()
(I forget any others...)
I'm actually liking 'client()' or 'server()' (both are appropriate,
depending upon the point of view you are taking).