[Cuis-dev] Message rename suggestion

[Hernan Wilkinson]

having the word First makes it easier to find in the "message names" and
"cuis finder" tools...
Do not get me wrong, it is not that I do not like head: or tail:, it is
just a matter of consistency regarding the names that already exist.

On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 12:11 PM Andres Valloud via Cuis-dev <
cuis-dev at lists.cuis.st> wrote:

> I do not recall hearing that e.g. allButFirst is difficult to find.
>
> On 5/19/20 07:46, Juan Vuletich via Cuis-dev wrote:
> > On 5/18/2020 7:10 PM, Hernan Wilkinson via Cuis-dev wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>  the messages #head: and #tail: were added recently to
> >> SequenceableCollection with a similar behavior as #first: and #last:
> >> but with the difference that #head: returns the first available
> >> elements while #first: signals an exception if you want more elements
> >> than available. The same for #tail:
> >>  My suggestion is to rename #head: with #firstAvailable: and #tail:
> >> with #lastAvailable: for them to be similar with the current #first:
> >> and #last: message names, and therefore make them easier to find in
> >> the browser, the message names and cuis finder.
> >>
> >>  What do you think?
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >> Hernan.
> >>
> >> --
> >> *Hernán Wilkinson
> >> Agile Software Development, Teaching & Coaching*
> >> *Phone: +54-011*-4893-2057
> >> *Twitter: @HernanWilkinson*
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> >
> > I have no preference. Andrés? Folks? What do you all think?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
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> >
> >
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*Hernán WilkinsonAgile Software Development, Teaching & Coaching*
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