RE: What's in a name?

["Holden Tommy" <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

True...but as you stated in another reply..."If you're
going to rename something, do it all the way" 


Thanks,
Tommy Holden


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces+tommy.holden=hcahealthcare.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+tommy.holden=hcahealthcare.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 12:59 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: What's in a name? 

That will NEVER change, Tommy.

Heck, the package names use "as400".  The amount of work to change all
of
them is prohibitive, not to mention the fact that every line of code
every
written to use the product would be broken.

IBM would have to ship a utility to modify all programs to use the new
package and class names, and even then you'd have problems.  That's why
you
have to think VERY carefully when naming your packages and classes;
you'll
be stuck with those names for a VERY long time.  :)

Joe

> From: Holden Tommy
>
> Unless it's changed recently the java toolkit still uses as400 for all
> classes, etc.