On Nov 17, 2011, at 10:16 AM, Waldemar Horwat wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 3:49 AM, Axel Rauschmayer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Given that Array already uses `length`, it seems like the obvious choice.
>
> "length" is my choice as well, for the same reason. It's not writable
> in Maps and Sets, so the concerns about the semantics of writing it
> don't apply.
Calling it "length" would be a mistake. The word "length" means the measurement
of a sequence:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/length
Maps and sets are not intended to be ordered data structures. Their intended
use is for programs that do not depend on any order of the data.
Dave
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