[webkit-dev] When should I use AtomicString vs String?

[Glenn Adams]

You guys obviously never wrote any Lisp code.

http://books.google.com/books?id=FYoOIWuoXUIC&lpg=PA267&ots=ioaahFTKT0&dq=intern%20special%20form%20maclisp&pg=PA266#v=onepage&q=intern%20special%20form%20maclisp&f=false


On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Ryosuke Niwa <rniwa at webkit.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs at apple.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Darin Adler <darin at apple.com> wrote:
>>
>> On May 31, 2013, at 8:01 PM, Glenn Adams <glenn at skynav.com> wrote:
>>
>> One thing that always threw me was the term "Atomic" in the class name. I
>> wonder if the term "InternedString" would make it usage more apparent.
>>
>>
>> I personally love the name AtomicString (the string of tomorrow) and have
>> been using that name for it for the past 10 years, but I see that
>> InternedString is what this would be called in Java and .NET context so I
>> guess we could change to help people familiar with those.
>>
>>
>> If we were to change the name, I'd go with Symbol or Atom. But I think
>> AtomicString is a fine name and I don't think InternedString is better. All
>> plausible names I can think of are jargon that you have to learn the first
>> time if you don't know it.
>>
>
> I don't like "InternedString" either.  In general, we should avoid using
> design pattern jargons like interning, mediator, flyweight, etc... when we
> can come up with a more descriptive name.
>
> - R. Niwa
>
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