28 Jun
2012
28 Jun
'12
12:06 p.m.
This ship has undoubtedly sailed, but I'd like to register my displeasure with names like "uniqued," "taken," and "strided" et. al. The effect (subjectively of course) is to take a beautiful, minimal abstract notation that reflects a common practice (seriously, it's "grep," which is a verb, not "grepped") and mess it up with unconventional and awkward linguistic insurance against misunderstanding. this-has-been-a-test-of-the-emergency-nattering-system-ly y'rs, -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com