Re: [IEEE 1788]: Post-ballot comment
On 2015-02-12 16:41:16 +0000, John Pryce wrote:
> As for 10.6.4 "Extended interval comparisons", discussed by Vincent
> & Oliver, I personally prefer "equals" on the ground that it is then
> (I think) a unique name not used elsewhere in the text. It is a
> small difference that humans might not notice, but a compiler
> certainly will notice.
A language doesn't have to use the exact names, since some names
may already be reserved by the language. Moreover the functions
and the states may also be in different namespaces[*], so that
using the same name wouldn't clash.
[*] typically a name change by adding a prefix or a suffix in
languages without strong enough namespaces.
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