Stupid little iota of an idea

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/10/11 5:29 PM, Sean Kelly wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
>>
>> I don't find the name "iota" stupid.
>
> I never entirely understood the name choice.  I suppose "iota" could be related to a "small step" so iota(1,5) is a series of small steps from 1 to 5?

Pretty much, with the note that the smallest nondegenerated integral 
step is 1 :o).

The name "iota" makes perfect sense to me, I knew what it does in the 
STL from its signature before reading its definition. There are people 
who don't like it, there are people who do, and there are people who 
simply pick up the name and use it. I don't see how to improve global 
happiness.


Andrei