Re: c.d.theory lexicon overview
Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 18:43:39 +0100
Message-ID: <YHWBa4DLr8mAFwpz_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk>
In message <IPUhc.1343$17.159406_at_news1.epix.net>, Senny
<sennomo_at_hotmail.com> writes
>The situation will only continue to get worse unless a concerted effort is
>made to rehash our nomenclature. I don't know if the community is up to
>it, though. Programmers, unlike lawyers, seem to be fine with ad-hockish
>kluges.
>
>So, to summarize, your arguments are all correct in reference to everyday
>language. (In fact, I appreciate your understanding.) However, they do
>not apply to terminology, where the quest for precision overrides
>colloquial behavior.
The problem is not down to programmers, though :-(
It's very hard to come up with a clear and precise terminology, when the very people you need to spread clarity are doing their damnedest to maximise the fog :-(
Cheers,
Wol
-- Anthony W. Youngman - wol at thewolery dot demon dot co dot uk HEX wondered how much he should tell the Wizards. He felt it would not be a good idea to burden them with too much input. Hex always thought of his reports as Lies-to-People. The Science of Discworld : (c) Terry Pratchett 1999Received on Fri May 07 2004 - 19:43:39 CEST