[Gtk-sharp-list] Interface Name Patch

[Samuel Kaufman]

On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 15:30, Todd Berman wrote:
> Breaking this much code for no appreciable gain to me seems to make
> little to no sense. I don't think a user type should ever implement a
> GInterface directly, as it just wont work the way you want it to (yet,
> maybe later). Therefore giving it the preceding I gives you no API
> clarity, and just breaks almost every single Gtk# app in existence. For
> what point?

No API clarity?  It's one of the best things you can do with C# to
improve API clarity.  When declaring what classes/interfaces a new class
inherits from, it can become an annoying job to figure out if one is
inheriting from an interface or class.  Of course, if a user would never
need to implement one, then why are they public?

> If Gtk# is rough around the edges only because we dont have an I in
> front of interfaces that you should *never* implement directly then I
> would say our job here is done, and we can pack up and go home early.

Well, not 'only' because of it, but that's the issue I decided to argue
about today.  Actually, it looks like most of my gripes have been fixed
already, so erm... never mind.

> 
> Basically, you should treat these interfaces as abstract classes, not
> interfaces.
> 
> And believe it or not, existing gtk+ developers moving to gtk# are one
> of the prime targets of gtk#.
> 
> --Todd

The inconsistency is the annoying bit.  Why does ITreeNode have the
preceding I, for instance?

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Samuel Kaufman <skaufman@elite.net>