From: Mikael Djurfeldt <mdjurfeldt@gmail.com>
Cc: Mikael Djurfeldt <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
Subject: Re: Generalized vs generic
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:55:30 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <66e540fe05021202554b4f9b42@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <874qgizsq2.fsf@zip.com.au>
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:34:13 +1100, Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au> wrote:
> Mikael Djurfeldt <mdjurfeldt@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> > To me, the name "generalized_vector" feels a bit odd and heavy.
> > Looking in the dictionaries, it seems like the term "generic_vector"
> > would be more fitting. What do the native English speakers say?
>
> I would steer clear of "generic", since it has a specific meaning for
> goops.
Well, to me that specific meaning---a function that can operate on any
of a set of types---is just another example of what we have here: a
vector that can be any of a set of types, so my view is that its just
an advantage to use the same term.
> Shortening to perhaps "general" would read fine to me.
But is it OK to keep generalized? Because if it is, then it would just
be silly to make any change.
M
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-02-10 9:58 Generalized vs generic Mikael Djurfeldt
2005-02-11 21:34 ` Kevin Ryde
2005-02-12 10:55 ` Mikael Djurfeldt [this message]
2005-02-20 23:14 ` Kevin Ryde
2005-02-28 2:02 ` Marius Vollmer
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