Re: Declaration design preference: type or name first

On 1 Nov 2007 14:50:16 GMT, ram@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Stefan Ram)
wrote:

>cri@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Richard Harter) writes:
>>the code.  In natural languages a symbol (word) has the same
>>definition(s) everywhere.  This is one reason why natural
>
>  In English, the meaning of a name (like »James«) depends
>  on the context, too.
>
>  Even terms have different meanings, for example, an
>  »object« in Java (JLS3) is different from an »object«
>  in C++ (ISO/IEC 14882:2003(E)).
>
>  Many other words do not have any clear meaning at all,
>  but are still used widely.

Did you see the "(s)" after the word "definition"?  

As a side note, definition is not the same thing as meaning, nor
is it the same thing as a binding.  In your example of "James",
the definition of the word, James, is that it is a proper name.
In a particular context (scope) the word, James, may be bound to
some specific person, e.g., Fred Flintstone.



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