On 02/12/2011 06:02 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
On 2011-02-12 00:55, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
On 2/11/11 7:07 AM, foobar wrote:
Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
I don't find the name "iota" stupid.
Andrei
Of course _you_ don't. However practically all the users _do_ find it
poorly named, including other developers in the project.. This is the
umpteenth time this comes up in the NG and incidentally this is the
only reason I know what the function does.
If the users think the name is stupid than it really is. That's how
usability works and the fact the you think otherwise or that it might
be more accurate mathematically is really not relevant. If you want
D/Phobos to be used by other people besides yourself you need to
cater for their requirements.
Not all users dislike iota, and besides arguments ad populum are
fallacious. Iota rocks. But have at it - vote away, and I'll be glad if
a better name for iota comes about.
Andrei
I vote:
1) 1 .. 4
2) range
If we ever get the uniform function call syntax in D then this could work:
1.upto(4)
counter(1,9, 2) // ?
Denis
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