Re: Module namespace: OpenDirectory something?

How about WWW::DMOZ since it does directly relate to the web? DMOZ is a lot more descriptive to me than OpenDirectory (I always have to remind myself as to what that is) and it's has the added bonus of being shorter.

This sounds really useful, BTW.

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Re: Re: Module namespace: OpenDirectory something? by jplindstrom (Monsignor) on May 11, 2002 at 19:31 UTC
The WWW:: prefix might be a good choise, but the more I use the OpenDirectory data, the less I think of it as "a web site" :) And while the data used is mined from the web, the matcher doesn't use the web while performing the match. However, most people probably think of dmoz.org as "just a web site" and the name should be set to match their expectations. And the _contents_ of the OpenDirectory is obviously WWW-related. The WWW::Search:: namespace seems a little off. So far as i can see, _all_ the modules below WWW::Search:: are subclassed to call the respective search engine. This one doesn't. Besides there is already a WWW::Search::OpenDirectory :) /J - grateful for the feedback	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Module namespace: OpenDirectory something? by chaoticset (Chaplain) on May 12, 2002 at 16:37 UTC
I think part of it results from not wanting to type 'OpenDirectory' when a four-letter alternative exists. The WWW::Search:: namespace seems a little off. So far as i can see, _all_ the modules below WWW::Search:: are subclassed to call the respective search engine. This one doesn't. Besides there is already a WWW::Search::OpenDirectory :) Perhaps WWW::DMOZ will help to distinguish it in the human memory space, then. :) ----------------------- You are what you think.	[reply]