From: Suraj Kurapati <snk@...>
Date: 2009-01-31T04:58:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Object#singleton_class in Ruby 1.9?

Thomas Sawyer wrote:
> Suraj Kurapati wrote:
>> In that case, could we make the names more readable by adding an 
>> underscore after "eigen"?  I find it more difficult to parse the names 
>> otherwise.
>> 
>> Object#eigen_class
>> Object#eigen_methods
>> Object#define_eigen_method
> 
> Interesting, I find the other more readable, 'class' is like a suffix to 
> me, along the lines of 'name' in methods like #basename and #dirname.

The problem I have with words like "basename" is that, to me, they are 
not actually words.  For example, I pronounce "basename" as two separate 
words "base, name" (with a brief pause in between) not as a continuous 
word "basen-a-me" (without any pause in between).

The same applies to "dirname", which I pronounce as "dir, name".  In 
contrast, "singleton" is actually pronounced continuously as 
"sin-gel-ton", not as "single, ton", so I have no need to insert 
underscores in that word.

In short, how a word is pronounced tells me when to insert underscores.

> Just personal preference of course. I'm don't think there is any true 
> rational for one over the other.

I beg to differ and I think there is a rationale (see above).

Thanks for your consideration.
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