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Arthur Barrett wrote: > In practice I maintain that files in web sites and C 'header' files are > rarely renamed - the rename 'problem' is highlighted primarily by 'Java' > progammers usage. eg: in the CVSNT project we've never renamed a C > 'header' file, and in fact in all the software projects and web site > development I've been involved with over 15 years I've never renamed a > file or seen another developer rename a file except for in the CVSNT > project where the .c files became .cpp files... I see it, though not too often. Maybe a difference is that I see mostly the first year(s) of a project, with (relatively) frequent refactoring. That often includes changes in the directory structure and create a more consistent naming. > I suppose a good 'first step' is getting rename to work well wih Java ;) That's probably true -- this should cover all bases WRT renaming :) Gerhard