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Re: map.el and naming
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: map.el and naming |
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Sun, 12 Apr 2015 08:53:03 -0400 |
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>>> "dict-" is short. "Dictionary" is another well-known name for a mapping
>>> data structure.
>> "dict-" is OK with me.
> It would be fine (short and meaningful), but I don't really like how it
> sounds. I know I'm being picky here...
I also prefer "map-" in general, FWIW.
> Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll think about this for a while.
So it seems the alternative is between finding a replacement for the
"map, the type" (where "dict" is the best candidate so far) and finding
a replacement for "map, the operation" (not sure what the best
candidates would be here, maybe "iterate", or "loop", or "visit"?).
Stefan
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