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Re: DI/wiring

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On 04/24/2013 12:47 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> writes:
>> A setter is a method which sets the value of a property. A setter method
>> starts with the literal "set", and ends with the capitalized camel-case
>> name of the property.  The property *may* be backed by a field, but that
>> isn't a requirement.
>
>    Thanks for your helpful answer! I might still continue to
>    use »accept« sometimes, but I see your point.
>
>> The point is, your use of the word "accept" may cause less confusion to
>> an English major, but will cause more confusion to the average computer
>> programmer. You are writing in Java, not in English.
>
>    You have triggered a boilerplate quotation of mine
>    (not intended to contradict your paragraph!):
>
>        »I've found that some of the best [Software ]developers
>        of all are English majors. They'll often graduate with
>        no programming experience at all, and certainly without
>        a clue about the difference between DRAM and EPROM.
>
>        But they can write. That's the art of conveying
>        information concisely and clearly. Software development
>        and writing are both the art of knowing what you're going
>        to do, and then lucidly expressing your ideas.«
>
> http://praisecurseandrecurse.blogspot.com/2007/03/english-majors-as-programmers.html
>
That's been my experience too, English and history majors notably. 
PoliSci also not bad, basically anyone who has been called upon to do 
research, express themselves well and clearly.

Strikes me that the people who design languages - albeit smart - don't 
always have that background. And I wish they didn't artificially choose 
keywords or syntax just to be different from another language...which 
they damned well do.

AHS

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Re: DI/wiring Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2013-04-18 09:32 -0700
  Re: DI/wiring Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-04-23 23:32 -0700
  Re: DI/wiring Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-04-24 09:44 +0200
  Re: DI/wiring Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2013-04-24 09:19 -0300
  Re: DI/wiring Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2013-04-24 08:40 -0700
    Re: DI/wiring Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2013-04-24 13:05 -0300
    Re: DI/wiring Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-04-24 21:14 +0200
  Re: DI/wiring Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-04-24 20:13 +0200
    Re: DI/wiring markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-04-24 14:22 -0700

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