On Monday, 20 July 2015 at 16:26:36 UTC, David Nadlinger wrote:
On Monday, 20 July 2015 at 15:33:17 UTC, Tofu Ninja wrote:
The ones against a name are vocal in the thread, the ones who
don't mind it or like it tend to not be as vocal. The thread
is not a good representation of what people like.
Neither is a superficial popularity contest a suitable
indicator for good language design.
Didn't really claim that, just wanted to point out why the most
popular names might not be obvious from the thread. I didn't mean
to imply that the most popular = the best.
For example, there are substantial concerns regarding the
teachability of names ending in "Tuple". While these are (by
necessity) only bcked by anecdotal evidence, several people
made these observations when helping beginners. It would be
foolish to ignore the experience we gained from the past in
favor of an impromptu straw poll.
— David
It's already been pointed out that there is no obvious good name,
just less bad names. While the most popular name has problems, so
do all the others. At least we know now what is the most popular
and Walter and Andrei can take that into account, and hopefully
make deciding the best name a bit easier.
All arguments have been repeated... Just let Walter and Andrei
decide and end this...
