Nomenclature question: do we have a standard way o...
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ancient-vegetable-10556
09/22/2021, 4:35 PMNomenclature question: do we have a standard way of talking about code that is not test code? I’d normally say “functional”, but that feels loaded these days
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hundreds-father-404
09/22/2021, 4:37 PMIn what context? Imo either "source code" or "production code"
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ancient-vegetable-10556
09/22/2021, 4:37 PMSpecifically to contrast with tests in target types
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happy-kitchen-89482
09/22/2021, 4:38 PMI usually say library code
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ancient-vegetable-10556
09/22/2021, 4:39 PMWe’re in the process of deprecating “library” as a term in targets, and doesn’t library contrast with “application”?
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happy-kitchen-89482
09/22/2021, 5:05 PMI guess
happy-kitchen-89482
09/22/2021, 5:05 PMI was thinking of terms to use in casual conversation, are you naming a class or something?
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ancient-vegetable-10556
09/22/2021, 5:06 PMit’s for a help string for
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09/22/2021, 5:06 PMI ended up going with “library/application code”, which is verbose, but clear
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hundreds-father-404
09/22/2021, 5:06 PMBenjy you might want to weigh in on naming at https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/12976 and https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/pull/12957. We're still trying to figure out naming conventions in this Target Gen world