From: Lukasz Stafiniak <lukstafi@gmail.com>
To: oliver <oliver@first.in-berlin.de>
Cc: David Allsopp <dra-news@metastack.com>,
Gabriel Scherer <gabriel.scherer@gmail.com>,
Wojciech Meyer <wojciech.meyer@gmail.com>,
Siraaj Khandkar <siraaj@khandkar.net>,
Arnaud Spiwack <Arnaud.Spiwack@lix.polytechnique.fr>,
OCaML Mailing List <caml-list@inria.fr>
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 01:24:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJMfKEVdBJ=1BPPXFq9FhM9gxgPyM5EGObLjZDO3qngvQ_Fqaw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130525224209.GA1958@siouxsie>
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On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 12:42 AM, oliver <oliver@first.in-berlin.de> wrote:
>
> >
> > The OCaml Language Specification is most certainly not a document
> intended
> > for a beginner either to OCaml or functional programming - an obsessive
> > elimination of the word variable would likely make the text less clear
> to those
> > who will actually be reading it.
>
> OK, I see.
>
>
FWIW, I avoid calling them variables when teaching people who are not
math-savvy but already are C/Pascal/Python programmers (unfortunate
condition!) Using "familiar" terms can be an obstacle in that case.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-05-25 23:24 UTC|newest]
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
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 [this message]
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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