17916, "vasslitvinov", "Should 'domain.dims()' be paren-less?", "2021-06-14T17:24:35Z"
This issue was raised during our domain module review on 6/10.
Arguments in favor of dims being paren-less:
- This follows our library style guidelines because:
- it is a "property" of a domain
- it could be (and is, in some cases) implemented as a field
- its name does not start with "is" or "has"
Arguments in favor of keeping dims parenthesized:
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dims() requires some work to compute, so parens are OK.
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dims() is not ugly. We wouldn't want to impose on users the burden of switching to paren-less dims.