Re: [h5md-user] static vs. dynamic H5MD elements

[Pierre de Buyl]

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 01, 2015 at 10:48:21AM +0200, Felix Höfling wrote:
> I have a suggestion which, I believe, would improve reading of the
> specification. It does not affect any existing or future H5MD file.
> 
> Currently, we distinguish between "time-independent" and "time-dependent"
> H5MD elements. The difference is hard to grasp in quick reading and (even
> worse) prone to typos. I suggest to replace
> 
>     time-independent --> static
>     time-dependent --> dynamic
> 
> So we would speak of "static" and "dynamic" H5MD elements from now on. Are
> there any drawbacks of such a change of wording?

I am not convinced of the advantages (except the lesser number of characters to
type) but I see two inconvients:
1. work and blurring the history of the specification
2. possible confusion with physical quantities (the static structure factor,
etc).

P