[TYPO3-50-general] RFC: Short filenames

[Robert Lemke]

Hi folks,

we've been discussing this back and forth for almost two years  
now ;-), now I think it's time to put it on the table again.
As you know the filename of a class file currently reflects the fully  
qualified class name. The question is if we should change this to the  
much shorter unqualified class name:

   F3_FLOW3_MVC_Controller_ActionController.php -> ActionController.php

Before you shout "yeah, please", please try hard to think of any  
disadvantages this might give and discuss them in this thread. Please  
also give your personal vote: Should we switch to short filenames?

Here are my thoughts:

   Pro:

   - shorter to write
   - simplifies move-to-different-namespace refactorings
   - directory structure looks cleaner
   - shorter file names _might_ help avoiding the "paths can only be  
200 characters long" problems on some exotic operating systems

   Con:

   - doesn't give the full hint on the contents  
(DefaultController.php ?)
   - name conflicts / confusion when single files are deposited  
temporarily on the desktop or elsewhere
   - classes can't be found that easily anymore in Eclipse's resource  
browser which uses filenames (go to "Navigate" > "Open Resource")

My vote (before discussion): short filenames

Cheers,
robert