Re: Special Event: Davin reveals his own personal additions to Emacs.

[Stefan Monnier]

> Is dmp a reasonable prefix for global variables?

Any prefix is potentially reasonable, yes.

IIUC the code under discussion is an example in a piece of text
discussing ELisp coding style, so which prefix is used doesn't matter,
the important thing is not to set a bad example of code using no prefix
at all.

Given that the example function uses `manifest-` as prefix, I'd
recommend you use `manifest-` as a prefix for the variable as well.

> I once used my-* for my global variables but abandoned it
> when other people started to use my code.

In code which is intended to be shared with other people to use, `my-`
is probably not the best choice, indeed.  But for your own personal
code, `my-` is fine (and if people copy&use that code anyway, it becomes
their own personal code, so `my-` is also fine).

> It is rather unlikely that there is a dmp out there in the world today.

I can definitely imagine someone using `dmp-` as a prefix for some
package, tho I don't know if that's the case currently, indeed.

> Lisp namespaces should be allocated on a first in first served basis,
> which is how internet domain names are allocated.

That's pretty much how it works out, tho allocation is "de facto".


        Stefan