Word usage guidance and alternative terms

Re:Word usage guidance and alternative terms by BlueParanoia on Monday April 19, 2021 @05:07AM (#26860561)

This is a style guide, not a word blacklist. They suggest not using regex because it's not as clear, especially to thought who never learned what regex is, as regular expression.

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Re:Word usage guidance and alternative terms by omega3 on Monday April 19, 2021 @05:22AM (#26860670)

I think the reverse is actually true, more people know what regex is than what it stands for (especially if their first language isn't English).

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=regex,regu...

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Re:Word usage guidance and alternative terms by kevincox on Monday April 19, 2021 @09:38AM (#26862607)

Exactly. Some acronyms are more commonly known than their "expanded" form making the former the better name to use. For example I don't see many people spelling out Hyper-Text Transport Protocol.

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Re:Word usage guidance and alternative terms by blackshaw on Monday April 19, 2021 @10:34AM (#26863177)

How could anyone with more than 5 minutes experience as a software developer possibly not know what a "regex" is?

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Re:Word usage guidance and alternative terms by josteink on Monday April 19, 2021 @05:14AM (#26860612)

> This is a style guide, not a word blacklist.

You're not allowed to say that :D

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