On function-schemata!65 I opined that we should fix this:
[W]e should come up with different names for the three different "serialise" concepts across our codebase (ZObject instance -> string; request instance -> binary; language value -> ZType instance)
Cory agreed:
And yes, completely agreed. "serialize" is now terribly overloaded (even if it's kind of appropriate?), while "re-entrant" is completely inappropriate. We need an Idiolect Refresh.
- Serialise/Deserialise
- Conversion between ZObject types and native code types: "type converter"
- Conversion between binary and plain text communication format: "format converter"
- Expansion in PHP land: ???
- Others?
- Re-entrancy: ???