We were right to do it wrong
Let's step back and think about why we use namespaces, and how to realize their real advantages. I suspect there's a lingering hesitance to embrace their usefulness. For years we've built the appropriate habit of naming our symbols with appropriate specificity to avoid naming collisions. I'm talking about naming your class something like MyCompany_Loader, or something similarly specific to your context. This informal namespacing was a great stop-gap. But once we make the switch to formal namespacing, we should reconsider what impact this should have on our symbol names.
Let's step back and think about why we use namespaces, and how to realize their real advantages. I suspect there's a lingering hesitance to embrace their usefulness. For years we've built the appropriate habit of naming our symbols with appropriate specificity to avoid naming collisions. I'm talking about naming your class something like MyCompany_Loader, or something similarly specific to your context. This informal namespacing was a great stop-gap. But once we make the switch to formal namespacing, we should reconsider what impact this should have on our symbol names.
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