Re:Parameter or Argument?
by taco_emoji on Thursday July 14, 2016 @04:19PM
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I don't see how you could do any high-level programming without understanding the difference between defining a function and calling it.
I think you misunderstood collyw's original comment (or maybe I did?) - it's not pedantic to understand the conceptual difference, it's pedantic to worry about the terminology. (Except if you're writing a compiler, I guess, which most programmers are not.)
Re:Parameter or Argument?
by to3m on Saturday July 16, 2016 @08:20PM
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No, you misunderstand me (and the fault could be mine): my point is that since it's pedantic to worry about the terminology, you might as well use the standard terms. Leave it to others to waste their time worrying about what things are called.
I think you misunderstood collyw's original comment (or maybe I did?) - it's not pedantic to understand the conceptual difference, it's pedantic to worry about the terminology. (Except if you're writing a compiler, I guess, which most programmers are not.)