Re: [RFC] Namespace syntax decision

Hi, On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 22:36 +0100, Marcus Boerger wrote: > we all were asked to stop discussing syntax of namespaces as we were told > that we would decide after the namespace functionality was fully implemented. > Now I think that the functionallity is pretty much settled we should > revisit the syntax. We all have been very patient so far. Anyway here goes > my take on it: Allowing multiple namespaces per file using the "namespace foo;" syntax feels really bad for me. Therefore I basically agree with Marcus on the two options. > 1) namespace foo { } > > 2) package foo; > > I favor 1) if we allow namespace nesting and 2) if not. The current > way of > nesting is very confusing: > namespace foo; namespace bar; About the options I don't have strong opinions but I see that people want multiple namespaces per file. We aren't like other languages which enforce one class per file and I don't think we should enforce one namespace per file. Therefore I prefer 1). johannes