From: Ilias Lazaridis Date: 2011-06-17T06:35:44+09:00 Subject: Re: RFC - One word alias for require_relative On 16 Ιούν, 23:28, Ilias Lazaridis wrote: > On 16 Éïýí, 23:17, Sam Duncan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/06/11 05:35, Ilias Lazaridis wrote: > > > > This is a simple Request for Comments. > > > > Scenario: > > > > require_relative 'lib/alter' > > > require 'alibrary' > > > > Some project manager complains about "require_relative", and asks you > > > to find a one-word alias. > > > > Which name would you select and for what reasons? > > > > Requirements > > > must: > > > * one word > > > > optional: > > > * ideally a 7 letter word > > > involve > > This one sounds good! > > I think I've a new favourite! > > involve 'lib/alter' > locally 'lib/alter' # locally located file > > uniload 'lib/alter' # universal load > request 'lib/alter' # > include 'lib/alter' # the commonly known "include" > > relative 'lib/alter' # "involve", reminds me "include" (which I would use naturally, but it's used to describe "mixin") After reviewing some dictionaries, I like the term "involve" even more than "include". - I leave the trolls now alone to discuss my English skills and to theorize about my job interviews and whatever other personal things they may find. They're trolls, don't be to hard in judging them. Time for some episodes of serials! . -- http://lazaridis.com