> On Apr 14, 2016, at 10:07 PM, Stephen Canon via swift-evolution > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Apr 14, 2016, at 8:34 PM, Brent Royal-Gordon <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Stephen Canon wrote: >>> >>> public protocol Arithmetic >> >> Is there a rationale for the name "Arithmetic"? There's probably nothing >> wrong with it, but I would have guessed you'd use the name "Number”. > > Dave A. came up with the name, though I think it’s a good one. Number isn’t > bad either.
Does Number hew too close to Foundation's NSNumber name? `Arithmetic` provides a beautiful hook for grammar pedants: as a protocol name it ought to be pronounced as the adjective "arithMEtic" and not the noun "aRITHmetic". Complaining about that sounds like fun to me, but naming the protocol `Arithmetical` would avoid that issue if others disagree. -- Greg Parker [email protected] Runtime Wrangler _______________________________________________ swift-evolution mailing list [email protected] https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
