On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Bob McConnell <rvm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Adam Richardson
>
> > As one point of curiosity, I'm wondering when a function or group of
> > functions is, in your eyes, deemed a library. I tend to use the
> pornography
> > approach to identifying a library ("I know it when I see it"), but I'm
> sure
> > there's a more formal analysis. For some, maybe it's as simple as
> "The
> > developer calls this a library." :)
>
> As soon as you bundle a set of functions into a separate package that
> can be shared between projects, developers or teams, you have a library.
> I believe this is true even if there is only a single function in the
> bundle. Some libraries are quite extensive, and may even include a
> complete framework. But the distinction is the bundling that makes them
> independent of any specific project.
>
>
Well stated, Bob.
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