There is quite a difference between a compiler book using the AST acronym and a message with the #ast selector. Whoever starts reading a compiler book already knows about AST. We shouldn't assume the same about any Pharo developer. - Francisco
On 3 May 2018, at 20:02, Guillermo Polito <guillermopolito@gmail.com> wrote:
I don't think so... any compiler book talks about ASTs using acronyms. Acronyms are good when acronyms are good.
Le jeu. 3 mai 2018 à 20:48, Esteban A. Maringolo <emaringolo@gmail.com> a écrit : +1 to avoid acronyms.
Esteban A. Maringolo
2018-05-03 12:47 GMT-03:00 Francisco Garau <francisco.garau@gmail.com>:
I'd rather be also explicit in the name and avoid acronyms. #newAbstractSyntaxTree and #cachedAbstractSyntaxTree
- Francisco --
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