Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!lust.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!not-for-mail From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Followup-To: comp.lang.java.programmer Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 18:39:41 +1200 Organization: Geek Central Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <34va98-dgm.ln1@dagon.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 118-92-95-178.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Trace: lust.ihug.co.nz 1304663981 20287 118.92.95.178 (6 May 2011 06:39:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@ihug.co.nz NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 06:39:41 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: KNode/4.4.7 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:3642 In message , Daniele Futtorovic wrote: > On 06/05/2011 01:56, Lawrence D'Oliveiro allegedly wrote: > >> I just looked at a “non-tiny codebase”, not written in Java—the Linux >> kernel. I counted up about 13 million lines of C code, and it goes no >> more than 3 subdirectories deep. There is no hierarchical division along >> anything resembling namespace lines. And this is widely regarded as one >> of the most productive and high-quality software projects in the world. >> >> I conclude from that that imposing a directory hierarchy along namespace >> lines is not actually helpful for “non-tiny codebases”. Furthermore, for >> your typical, more modest-sized mobile-phone app, it’s going to be >> downright counterproductive. > > Gosh, you're such a twat. For pointing out that your Emperor has no clothes?