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Re: Could this be done better

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On 11/29/2014 3:44 PM, Eric Sosman wrote:
> On 11/29/2014 1:43 PM, Brixomatic wrote:
>> In article <m54lnv$e8r$1@dont-email.me>, Eric Sosman (esosman@comcast-
>> dot-net.invalid) says...
>>
>>>> Are you really trying to nitpick on American vs. English spelling?
>>>
>>>       I'm merely saying that "Colour" is not "the same as an API class."
>>> Nor do I think "Colour" and "Color" would be easily confused: Whether
>>> one is Left- or Right-Pondian, one will read smoothly while the other
>>> will jar, and neither is likely to be mistaken for the other.
>>
>> Assuming your code is only read by native speakers is, erm, brave.
>
>      Well, then we get to the question of "How different should names
> be in order that non-native readers won't confuse them?"  And perhaps
> we might consult the Java API itself for some guidance.  Therein, I
> find two classes named AclEntry, two named Action, two named
> AlreadyBoundException, two named Annotation, two named AnySeqHelper,
> two named Array, two named ArrayType, two named AttributeSet, two named
> AuthenticationException, *three* named Attributes, *three* named
> AttributeList, *four* named Attributes ...

     Sorry: The four are named Attribute; only three are named
Attributes.

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esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid
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Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-24 12:16 +0100
  Re: Could this be done better "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-11-24 22:49 +1100
    Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-24 17:54 +0100
      Re: Could this be done better Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-11-24 09:37 -0800
        Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-24 19:27 +0100
  Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-24 09:23 -0500
    Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-24 17:45 +0100
      Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-24 13:42 -0500
        Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-25 00:12 +0100
    Re: Could this be done better Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-11-24 09:19 -0800
      Re: Could this be done better Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-11-24 09:41 -0800
        Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-25 00:55 +0100
      Re: Could this be done better Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2014-11-25 00:11 +0100
        Re: Could this be done better Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com> - 2014-11-24 16:26 -0800
  Re: Could this be done better Brixomatic <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-25 19:58 +0100
    Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-25 14:36 -0500
      Re: Could this be done better Brixomatic <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-26 01:58 +0100
        Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-26 08:48 -0500
          Re: Could this be done better Brixomatic <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-29 19:43 +0100
            Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-29 15:44 -0500
              Re: Could this be done better Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-11-29 15:47 -0500

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