I came across the internal keyword. Looking it up in the docs, it's not clear what it actually does:
# internal: only types within the declaring can access the slot
Does that mean in the declaring Pod or something like that? It looks like it might have been a typo.
andyThu 3 Jul 2008
internal comes from C# - and yeah, thats a typo - it means internal to the declaring Pod.
jodastephenSat 5 Jul 2008
Perhaps since it is non-obvious a rename should be considered? Maybe pod would be a better name for the scope. Or module (based on Java 7 keyword).
tompalmerSat 5 Jul 2008
I think internal is best. Not only does C# use it, but it is also planned for ECMAScript 4 (and already in use today in ActionScript). I'd go so far as to argue that it's the "de facto standard" keyword for this concept.
tacticsSat 5 Jul 2008
Internal is good, because it's an adjective (pod and module are nouns).
Internal also makes perfect sense once the documentation is updated.
tactics Thu 3 Jul 2008
I came across the internal keyword. Looking it up in the docs, it's not clear what it actually does:
# internal: only types within the declaring can access the slot
Does that mean in the declaring Pod or something like that? It looks like it might have been a typo.
andy Thu 3 Jul 2008
internalcomes from C# - and yeah, thats a typo - it means internal to the declaring Pod.jodastephen Sat 5 Jul 2008
Perhaps since it is non-obvious a rename should be considered? Maybe
podwould be a better name for the scope. Ormodule(based on Java 7 keyword).tompalmer Sat 5 Jul 2008
I think
internalis best. Not only does C# use it, but it is also planned for ECMAScript 4 (and already in use today in ActionScript). I'd go so far as to argue that it's the "de facto standard" keyword for this concept.tactics Sat 5 Jul 2008
Internal is good, because it's an adjective (pod and module are nouns).
Internal also makes perfect sense once the documentation is updated.