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RE: Question about function prefixes
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: Question about function prefixes |
Date: |
Sun, 8 Oct 2017 12:42:59 -0700 (PDT) |
> I've received a suggestion to add functionality for a Beaufort cipher[1] to
> my vigenere.el package. A Beaufort cipher uses almost exactly the same
> algorithm as a Vigenere cipher, with some small changes. The differences
> are small enough that I can modify vigenere.el to handle a Beaufort cipher
> with only a few lines changed.
>
> Prefixing the Beaufort functions with "vigenere-" seems confusing to users,
> so would it be acceptable to prefix them with "beaufort-"?
Is this about the prefix you use in a library that you have
authored? If so, you can use whatever prefix you like.
If you think that using prefix `vigenere-' for something
that is different from a Vigenere cipher, then consider
changing the prefix.