Daniel Convissor wrote:
Hi Lars:
In an earlier draft I had words to this effect, but it just got to be
unwieldy, since it felt like if I explained that some people call class
variables "properties", I should explain that others call them "members"
or "member variables" or "attributes" or what-have-you. I'll work on it
more. :)
When re-writing the Overloading section, it seemed "members" was the
predominant word used already in the docs. It will be good to use a
clear and consistent term througout the documentation. Considering the
existing usage and the fact that "variables" already has a separate
meaning for something else, I hope you'll consider using the word
"members" here instead of "variables." Then explain that there are many
other things people call them (and that they particularly hate being
called "late for dinner").
Thanks,
--Dan
:)
Yes, this was along the lines of what I was planning to do. I haven't
done a statistical analysis, but (as you noted) it seems to me that the
preference already in the docs is to use 'member' as opposed to, say,
'property' or 'attribute'. I'll dig into some changes when I get home
from work.
Cheers,
Torben
