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Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class"

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Date 2013-01-14 18:10 +1100
Subject Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class"
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.489.1358147413.2939.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Rick Johnson
<rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear language designers: Stop propagating such foolish terminology! End the infection of "class" in all source code, docs, and daily conversation. Be more consistent and logical. Resist temptation to use poor terminology simply because other languages have done so before you. Grow a pair already!

Absolutely. We should learn from Lars Pensjö and start referring to
"blueprint objects" and "clones". Or take the updated version and call
them "programs" and "objects". I'm sure that'll make a huge amount
more sense than using the terms that millions of programmers already
understand.

Alternatively, we could take the Humpty Dumpty approach and assign
meanings to names arbitrarily. But wait till Saturday night when they
come for their wages.

ChrisA

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PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-01-13 22:46 -0800
  Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 18:10 +1100
  Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-01-13 23:32 -0800
    Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 18:56 +1100
      Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2013-01-14 14:46 +0000
    Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-01-14 08:30 -0600
    Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-01-14 13:59 -0500
      Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Peter <peter.milliken@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 11:43 -0800
        Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-01-15 07:57 +1100
          Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-01-15 02:08 +0000
            Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net> - 2013-01-14 22:28 -0500
              Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-01-15 00:44 -0800
        Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Tim Delaney <tim.delaney@aptare.com> - 2013-01-15 08:04 +1100
      Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Peter <peter.milliken@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 11:43 -0800
        Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" "Rhodri James" <rhodri@wildebst.demon.co.uk> - 2013-01-14 22:53 +0000
  Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-01-14 17:26 +0000
    Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-01-14 12:00 -0600
      Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2013-01-15 00:51 +0000
    Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 22:54 -0800
      Re: PyWart (Terminolgy): "Class" Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-01-15 09:01 +0000

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