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Re: "equals" - a bad name?

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On 8/13/2016 16:25, 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 )«.
>

I always say (usually to my self) dot equals as opposed to equals.

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Knute Johnson

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