14 Feb
2010
14 Feb
'10
8:15 p.m.
I am quite unhappy with the names BATpreload, BATpreload_, and _BATpreload. I really don't like names that differ only by an initial or final _. I would much rather see more descriptive names. BATpreload_ is now more an interface to give advice to the underlying system about how the BAT is going to be accessed in the near future, and _BATpreload is telling the underlying system that you're done with accessing the BAT according to the advice given. Names such as BATaccessadvice/BATendaccessadvice, though longer, are more descriptive. I have seen some checkins fixing the incorrect use of BATpreload_ and _BATpreload, proofing my point. Now we still have a chance to fix this. -- Sjoerd Mullender