roc-lang
Reword "host" to "platform" in all app-developer-facing text
I just learned about the Roc executable flag --precompiled-host, and it's great! However, it's confusingly named to an app developer. Roc app developer know about Roc platforms, but "host" is either meaningless, synonymous for platform, synonymous for platform language, or synonymous for server/device. Therefore, can we please protect app developers against any host confusion by only referring to platforms?
Where else does "host" appear?
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--precompiled-host
@JanCVanB Hey I want to work on this issue.
Can you please guide me specifically in which files I need to change "host" to "platform" ?
I haven't done a file search, and I don't know how many phrases/variables containing "host" (other than --precompiled-host) could be improved with a rename. However, I recommend starting by editing any occurrences of precompiled-host (there may be other casings, such as precompiledHost, I don't know) and then expanding your search to analyze occurrences of host/Host.
@bhansconnect do you have any tips for what other variables/names should be changed?
I've started working on this renaming work myself, and I've realized that it's trickier that initially expected. Due to the dual meanings of both "host" (sometimes a language, sometimes a device) and "platform" (sometimes a Roc codebase, sometimes a CPU architecture), I've started a discussion in Zulip for feedback on various phrases & contexts.
@vedant-z Well, that PR is definitely bigger than what I initially expected for this Issue! 😆