On 7/8/2015 7:22 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
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.
What about the 's' suffix?
