On Thursday, 9 July 2015 at 00:11:17 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
Which is why I simply picked the name Arguments. The s suffix means plural, and doesn't give any preconceived notion about what kind of collection it is. It's a convention I've been using in the dmd source for some time now, and have found it to be natural and pleasing.
Instead, it gives the idea that they're used specifically for arguments, which they aren't. They get used for a variety of things. Also, the term Arguments is going to be really confusing - just like talking about std.container.Array gets confusing, because the term array is already used for other stuff, and it's never clear what folks are talking about unless they get specific. At least when you use the term TypeTuple, everyone knows what you mean, even if it's a sucky name. Going with something like Arguments or Parameters or Aliases is just going to breed confusion.
- Jonathan M Davis
