foreach_reverse is better than ever
Ary Borenszweig
ary at esperanto.org.ar
Sun Feb 14 15:54:52 PST 2010
Justin Johansson wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> Leandro Lucarella wrote:
>>> Michel Fortin, el 14 de febrero a las 07:48 me escribiste:
>>>> On 2010-02-14 05:12:41 -0500, Jacob Carlborg <doob at me.com> said:
>>>>
>>>>> It iterates backwards, all the way back to the 50s. I think
>>>>> "reverse" is a much better word.
>>>> Agree.
>>>>
>>>> My dictionary says: "retro": imitative of a style, fashion, or
>>>> design from the recent past.
>>>>
>>>> It's an amusing name in the way Andrei likes it, but the meaning
>>>> isn't very clear. "reverse" would be a better name.
>>>
>>> This is a pattern in Andrei, which I think it really hurts the language
>>> (the names are very clever and funny, but that shouldn't be the point of
>>> a name, a name should be clear).
>>
>> At least in this case being funny was not the point. I needed a name
>> that was (a) short, (b) different from "reverse", (c) memorable. It is
>> understood that other paint colors are available, but please don't
>> forget to give a little love to the painter. :o) It would be of course
>> best if names that arguably hurt the language were changed, so please
>> compile a list.
>>
>> Andrei
>
> How about
>
> esrever
Nah, hcaerof
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