From: oliver <oliver@first.in-berlin.de>
To: Arnaud Spiwack <Arnaud.Spiwack@lix.polytechnique.fr>
Cc: OCaML Mailing List <caml-list@inria.fr>
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables
Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 01:30:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130524233015.GE1923@siouxsie> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMoPVjfGuxm4KPHsS7D9n-zd31XYjL6N_uDDZMWN3R1M4jwJZQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 11:01:39AM +0200, Arnaud Spiwack wrote:
> Why were you astounded? This is a perfectly legitimate/correct use of the
> word "variable".
[...]
Do you think so?
I have thought about making the sentence better, but did not found
a better sentence in short time.
But name-value-binding is the term that is used in functional languages.
I wonder why the term "variable" pops up there.
And even I understood the sentence, I'm not sure if this might create confusion
to some readers, because the term "variable" is normally not used for functional languages.
People new to FP will be said, there are no "variables", and then they maybe
will be irritated, if they find that term in a reference-manual.
Do you see what I mean?
Ciao,
Oliver
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Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-05-23 23:53 oliver
2013-05-24 9:01 ` Arnaud Spiwack
2013-05-24 23:30 ` oliver [this message]
2013-05-24 23:53 ` Siraaj Khandkar
2013-05-25 0:40 ` oliver
2013-05-25 5:14 ` Wojciech Meyer
2013-05-25 11:04 ` oliver
2013-05-25 11:49 ` Gabriel Scherer
2013-05-25 12:04 ` oliver
2013-05-25 12:30 ` David Allsopp
2013-05-25 22:42 ` oliver
2013-05-25 23:24 ` Lukasz Stafiniak
2013-05-25 22:57 ` oliver
2013-05-25 16:53 ` Kristopher Micinski
2013-05-25 22:44 ` oliver
2013-05-26 15:00 ` oliver
2013-05-26 18:38 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-26 21:49 ` Problems to get larger user base ... (Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables) Oliver Bandel
2013-05-27 7:40 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-27 8:37 ` Fabrice Le Fessant
2013-05-27 20:21 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-27 20:36 ` Török Edwin
2013-05-27 21:10 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 1:15 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-28 18:32 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 18:39 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-28 18:50 ` Anil Madhavapeddy
2013-05-28 19:24 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 22:00 ` Paolo Donadeo
2013-05-28 22:17 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 22:43 ` Paolo Donadeo
2013-05-29 20:48 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-29 21:11 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-29 22:02 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-29 22:10 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-30 0:51 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 0:45 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 0:57 ` Chet Murthy
2013-05-30 1:09 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 4:52 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-30 5:04 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 5:05 ` Chet Murthy
2013-05-30 5:11 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 6:02 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-30 6:36 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 6:47 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-30 22:41 ` Chet Murthy
2013-05-31 5:27 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-31 13:32 ` Mike Lin
2013-06-03 1:15 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 13:49 ` oliver
[not found] ` <20130530.091844.2217058886454447597.Christophe.Troestler@umons.ac.be>
2013-05-30 7:23 ` [Caml-list] Re: Problems to get larger user base Mihamina Rakotomandimby
2013-05-30 7:51 ` OPAM binary packages (was Re: Problems to get larger user base ... (Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables)) Thomas Gazagnaire
2013-05-27 8:53 ` Problems to get larger user base ... (Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables) Erik de Castro Lopo
2013-05-27 12:38 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-27 12:56 ` Paolo Donadeo
2013-05-27 20:35 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-27 20:57 ` Paolo Donadeo
2013-05-28 1:17 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-28 2:44 ` oliver
2013-05-28 3:40 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-28 4:05 ` Norman Hardy
2013-05-28 12:51 ` oliver
2013-05-28 4:08 ` Norman Hardy
2013-05-28 12:36 ` oliver
2013-05-29 6:12 ` Mihamina Rakotomandimby
2013-05-29 7:31 ` Fabrice Le Fessant
2013-05-29 2:39 ` Jeff Meister
2013-05-29 2:51 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-29 2:57 ` Jeff Meister
2013-05-29 7:50 ` Török Edwin
2013-05-29 3:06 ` oliver
2013-05-28 18:51 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 19:06 ` Anthony Tavener
2013-05-28 19:47 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-29 2:25 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-28 4:20 ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2013-05-28 18:59 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-29 3:08 ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2013-05-26 11:35 [Caml-list] OCaml's variables tools
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