>> Daniel Vainsencher wrote:
>> 
>> Thinking about KCP stuff that is going into the image, I think it should
>> definitely not use "namespace" prefixes.

KCP is core stuff, so I wouldn't want prefixes on that.  What I said below was
meant for external tools.


> I heartily disagree with this.  Actually, prefixes exist so that the package
> is
> friendly to other packages that may implement same-named classes and methods.
> 
> Hogging generic names without a prefix seems presumptious to me; the idea
> that
> I would dictate to you what a LargeCollection is supposed to be, how it's
> supposed to work, and how fast it's supposed to perform.  Once you get
> outside
> the realm of all but the most general-purpose functionality, people don't
> want
> "God" objects that "proclaim" to be the end-all, be-all solution to their
> needs.  Sometimes they need the behavior of a LargeCollection, sometimes they
> want a MagmaCollection, and sometimes they want both in the same image to do
> two different jobs independently.
> 
> Prefixes also offer personalization.  When you see a prefix, you should
> expect
> it to fit within the style and patterns of that author, and if it doesn't
> work
> easily with your own patterns, you can choose a different personality that
> does. 
> 
> To handle the rare case of prefix-collsion, I have a fine suggestion that
> allows us to avoid having the long Java-style prefixes.  Create a utility as
> part of the package loading that can *rename a prefix* whenever there is a
> collision according to the *loading* users desire.
> 
> This solution has numerous benefits including simplicity for everyone and
> complete customizability for what is important to each person for THEIR image
> environment.
> 
> Cheers!
>   Chris
> 
> 
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