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"Gerhard Fiedler" <lists at connectionbrazil.com> wrote in message news:1g58sevkvchaz$.dlg at connectionbrazil.com... > 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. Aside from the fact that we do development in Java, and hence have that naming issue, we actually end up refactoring / moving code around quite a bit everytime we have major releases to make. Sometimes it is just a question of redefining the directory structure to better organize our files and classes, but other times it is more of a functionality issue, and allows us to protect/secure different parts of the directory tree for different reasons. Definitely the fact that we develop in Java makes refactoring a much more daunting task, but I can't imagine ppl taking the time and effort to do it in a branch, but not care too much if it is merged back in. >> 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 :) Agreed. It would definitely make ppl like me more happy! :) Eric