> My comment was about the fact that the terminology you put > forth did not seem the "best possible way" to describe what > was being talked about. Here you say you agree, but you > commented on the fact that I didn't have a supporting > argument for my preference prior. > Why? Why not say, "yes, I agree- we're adults, we can use > more technical terms, here are 3 that actually express what > we're talking about"?
Look, as programmers, we share common jargon and terms of art. The value of these terms of art doesn't come from their descriptive power, although it's nice if that exists. They come from the consensus that these terms mean specific things. For example, if we all decided to call variables "foozles", that would be fine, as long as every programmer did so. For all I know, "foozle" may be qualitatively superior to "variable", but that doesn't matter. What matters is that if I say "variable" to another programmer, we'll both be clear about what I mean. If you want to take a Humpty-Dumpty approach, and redefine these terms of art as you see fit, be my guest, but it won't be very helpful for communication between programmers. > Maybe you should have qualified your first post more, so I > didn't think you thought that's how it should be^H^His. [-; I think my first post was quite clear, actually. I means what I says, and I says what I means, as Popeye would say. > Did I make any sort of sense here? Not so much. Don't worry about it, though. We're disagreeing about two completely different things. It would probably be best to move on to another topic. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239211 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
