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> That’s why all of its API identifiers have the prefix `Ns_` (or `NS_` or `ns`, depending on the kind of identifier). Kind of like how (coincidentally) Apple’s
by mintplant 4y ago
> That’s why all of its API identifiers have the prefix `Ns_` (or `NS_` or `ns`, depending on the kind of identifier). Kind of like how (coincidentally) Apple’s Foundation and AppKit frameworks use the prefix `NS`, because those came from Nextstep.
Also lots of stuff at Mozilla, because of Netscape. Usually signifies an older part of the Firefox codebase.
- toyg 4y agoIronically, all of these are NameSpaces (NS!) that... end up basically sharing the same namespace.
- santoshalper 4y agoI always thought they meant namespace. In a weird, indirect way, they did!