[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
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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).