@alan no problem!
@brandon, I stand corrected. near-hit is more accurate!

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 6:07 AM, Alan Gutierrez <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 04:21:00AM +1200, Dominic Tarr wrote:
>> also, this is "control flow", not "flow control".
>>
>> This near collision in nomenclature is most unfortunate, but "control flow"
>> refers to the transference of control from one phase to the next. (this is 
>> the
>> case you are discussing)
>
>> "flow control" refers to controling rates of (eg, data) flow through a 
>> system.
>> Quite a different concept but also important in node -- when it comes to
>> streaming.
>
>> I really hate to be this anal, but it's just that I streams are a really 
>> great
>> aspect of node and the more people that understand them the better, therefore
>> I want to be as clear as possible.
>
> Thank you for correcting me in the nicest way possible. I appreciate the
> correction. I'm happy to learn the correct the nomenclature. I might even 
> start
> to sound like I know what I'm talking about.
>
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