discrete units (header files)

[Hal Murray]

Gary said:
>> I'd be happy to split the big header files, ntp.h and ntpd.h, into
>> chunks corresponding to a more modular structure.
> It made sense when using floppy disks to make .h files small.  BUt now I find
> it much easier to have large files.  So I dont have to 20 keep jumping from
> file to file. 

I find it harder to keep things organized cleanly as they get larger.

Having one big header file also hides the modularity.  You can't even find the 
modules that use a specific module by grepping for #include foo.h

It would be interesting to see how lump vs split on header files effects the 
time for somebody to work on code, both when they are a seasoned developer as 
well as a newbie.

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