Re: [wtp-dev] speaking of naming

[Arthur Ryman <ryman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Adding a development folder for design
notes, etc. is fine with me.

Arthur Ryman,
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wtp-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/18/2004 03:18:37
AM:

> 
> I'm about to create a new folder in (some) CVS projects to hold 
> "developers notes and interim work". We've used this in
past 
> projects with some success to store many misc. things that the 
> committers and contributors need to share with each other, and keep
> some history of, but doesn't seem to fit else where, and doesn't 
> rise to the level of "being on the web". In some cases,
may just be 
> quick design/meeting notes, in other cases sets of preferences for
> formatting code in that project, perhaps reference documents or 
> presentations to each other during meetings. 
> 
> My question to this list is what to call it. Recall we currently 
> have a structure that looks like following example 
> jst 
>     components 
>          server 
>               features 
>                    
 org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.feature 
>                    
 org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat 
>               plugins 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.core 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.core 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.modules 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.ui 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.core 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.ui 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.ui 
> 
> 
> 
> So, what I'm talking about would go on same level as features and
> plugins -- and in this case would be specific to the server 
> component (other components might have similar 'development' directories).
> 
> 
> jst 
>     components 
>          server 
>               development 
>                    
  meetingnotes 
>                    
  miscdocuments 
>               features 
>                    
 org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.feature 
>                    
 org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat 
>               plugins 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.core 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.core 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.modules 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.ui 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.core 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.ui 
>                    
  org.eclipse.jst.server.ui 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I was going to call it 'development', but then thought before I 
> clutter up CVS I'd better check if there's any objections to this
> choice of naming. 
> Or, any suggestions for better names? developers.corner? developers.
> working.space? misc.unimportant.stuff.to.forget.about? :) 
> 
> BTW, the stuff in this development directory would not be built, but
> occasionally some spec or doc found there might become "final",
> meaning the core team was ready to have others review it, at which
> time it would be copied ot another location suitable for web 
> publishing, or as another example, might be some java doc over view
> that once ready would be moved to be published with SDK versions.
> 
> I don't think this is a big deal, so unless I hear otherwise, I'll
> go with 'development' in a day or so. Just wanted to make sure there
> was some degree of review first to keep me from making a mistake 
> that was obvious to others. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> David