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Re: Generalized vs generic
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Kevin Ryde |
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Re: Generalized vs generic |
Date: |
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:34:13 +1100 |
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Mikael Djurfeldt <address@hidden> 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.
Shortening to perhaps "general" would read fine to me.
Something like "any-vector-ref" may be an option, since there's no
such thing as a generalized vector, they're just functions for
accessing any vector.
Except "any" doesn't read terribly well to me, it's a bit close to
srfi-1 `any' for a start. Some other similar word maybe.