+1
On 10/13/2015 2:08 PM, Erich Steinböck wrote:
> Jon, consistent naming in the docs is something we're definitely
> trying to aim for.
>
> We're currently referring to a lot of terms with different names:
>
> * Rexx, REXX, ooRexx, Open Object Rexx
> * nil, .nil, Nil, The Nil object
> * true, true ("1"), .true, .true ("1")
> * line-end marker, line-end separator, line terminator, line end,
> new-line
>
>
> We'll try to find and change to consistent names as time permits.
> Suggestions are always welcome!
>
> For the example you're quoting, "Rexx / Object Rexx", the term to use
> should be "ooRexx" throughout all docs.
>
> Erich
>
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Jon Wolfers <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> I'm just looking at the fine work Erich and Michael Mayne are
> doing on the docs, and I see that they have changed references to
> 'Rexx' to refer to 'Object Rexx', but I wonder if that conveys the
> right message.
>
> When people talk about Object Rexx, I always think of those people
> in the community who are still using V2 as released by IBM. When
> people talk of ooRexx I think of v3 & v4 and hopefully v5.
>
> Of course I used to get annoyed when pedants on comp.lang.rexx
> made a big deal of the name difference, but I wondered how other
> people saw the terms 'Object Rexx' and 'ooRexx' a decade down the way?
>
> Jon
>
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