Re: Let pkglocal be the default

["Mura Li" <mail@xxxxxxx>]

Okay. I will prepare a patch experimenting with it.
Maybe I would find out some unexpected issues along the way.

On Sat, Oct 19, 2019, at 12:39 AM, ori@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I find that the single-file scope is not particularly useful.
> > And most of the time the `pkglocal` visibility seems to be the better default.
> > Can we make pkglocal the default and get rid of it eventually?
> > Any concerns?
> > --
> > 
> > Mura.L
> 
> No particularly strong concerns. I have a mild preference for keeping
> it as is, because I like having things as static and local as possible.
> I rarely find myself reaching for it in my code, and when I do it seems
> to be for an entire package at once where I'm abstracting a set of
> platform specific APIs.
> 
> But, again, this isn't a strongly held opinion: making everything pkglocal
> by default wouldn't make the code I write any worse, it's just an argument
> from purity. If it makes it easier for you to write your code, I'd be ok
> with changing it.
> 
> The only technical consideration is usefile bloat -- but that's unlikely
> to matter in practice. Especially if generics aren't used too heavily.
> 
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