"Andrei Alexandrescu" <seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote in message news:ij4iel$ig$2...@digitalmars.com... > 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. >
I vote "a..b:c" and "step"
