[Zope3-dev] context/@@absolute_url

[R. David Murray]

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > The '@@' bit means 'the following path segment is to be interpreted as
> > the name of a view'. The '@@' looks a bit like a pair of comic-book eyes.
> >
> > So, this is just the same as 'views/absolute_url'.
>
> Then is there any reason not to use the latter?

As I recall the original discussion, one of the arguments in favor of
the @@ notation was that it was (human) language nuetral.

--RDM