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| From | Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> |
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| Subject | Re: "equals" - a bad name? |
| Date | Sat, 13 Aug 2016 20:56:15 -0400 |
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On 8/13/2016 7:25 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> »a == b« and »a.equals( b )« have two different meanings
> in Java. Fairly enough, they are written in different
> ways in Java.
>
> But what about pronunciation? I believe that »a == b«
> sometimes is pronunced »a equals b«. And »a.equals( b )«
> would be pronounced »a equals b«, too! So now, in talks or
> on the phone (possibly, when thinking in words), the
> distinction is lost!
>
> Therefore, »equals« might better have been another name,
> like, for example, »equivalent«. So, we would have »a == b«
> and »a.equivalent( b )«.
Good point! I'll hop into my handy time machine, ZROOP!
back twenty-something years, and make them change it.
Oh, wait: My time machine uses the Date class, and damn'
near the whole thing is deprecated! So, unfortunately, I
can't fix things for you -- not just now, anyhow. As soon as
I will have to been fixed my time machine, I'll be gotten back
to you with a downdate.
--
esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid
"Don't be afraid of work. Make work afraid of you." -- TLM
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