[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0023 API Design Guidelines

[Dave Abrahams]

on Sat Jan 23 2016, Marc Knaup <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

>> Proposal link: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0023-api-guidelines.md
>
> What is the rationale behind naming enumeration cases in upper camel case?
>
> *Follow case conventions:* names of types, protocols and enum cases are
>> UpperCamelCase. Everything else is lowerCamelCase.
>
> let a = NSComparisonResult.OrderedSame  // refers to a value, but is upper-case
> let b = NSDate.distantFuture            // refers to a property/value, but is lower-case
>
>    - everything related to types (type names, protocol names, generic type
>    parameter names) should be upper camel case
>    - everything else (function names, property names, variable names, etc.)
>    should be lower camel case
>
> This is already the current and the proposed recommendation with
> enumeration cases being the only exception.
> Enumeration cases are not types.

FWIW, I don't think that we have a defensible rationale, and feel
strongly that we should change this.  Of course, it's not up to me
alone...

-- 
-Dave