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Re: [aspectj-dev] Should "declare dominates" be "declare precedence"?
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Right, not a major issue, but it will certainly be harder to change after
1.1 is released :)
> I assumed they did this so as to not have to make a new keyword and toss
> and old one.
I agree. It makes sense in that regard.
"dominates" is fine, it's just less clear for new users than "precedence".
(IMHO)
Nick
--- JP Fielding <jpfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> i don't see it as a major issue, but i do prefer 'precedence'. i
> assumed they did this so as to not have to make a new keyword and toss
> and old one.
>
> Lesiecki Nicholas wrote:
>
> >I was thinking about "declare dominates" today. It seems to me that
> >"declare precedence" would be better terminology.
> >
> >Dominates made sense when there were two aspects involved:
> >
> >X dominates Y
> >
> >That reads like a sentence.
> >
> >When there is a comma delimited precedence order:
> >
> >declare dominates : X, Y, Z, *;
> >
> >it seems less intutive.
> >
> >I propose
> >
> >declare precedence : X, Y, Z, *;
> >
> >If implemented this change will mean a shorter cognitive leap between
> the
> >syntax (precedence) and what it governs (precedence). Since the form is
> >still not out of beta, I do not anticipate that the change will break
> many
> >programs. If it does, the fix will be as easy as "find and replace".
> >
> >What do people think?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Nick
> >
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