OpenEuphoria

Re: Euphoria Standard Library on UBoard

• Posted by D. Newhall <derek_newhall at yahoo.com> Jul 24, 2005
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Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
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> 
> I personally would highly prefer that we send e-mails, using the CC
> feature, for internal discussions. I think my e-mail provider even
> allows me to set up a mailing-list. So if we actually want to have an
> ESL mailing-list, I'll try to create it.
> 
> When there is substantial discussion on UBoard, we'll have to find a way
> how that stuff is included in the ESL papers:
> 
> a) Maybe someone posts a summary here on EUforum, so that I can do so.
>                 or
> b) probably better: Someone else will maintain the ESL papers.
>    1) We'll put the papers on a different website.
>                 or
>    2) The papers will stay where they are. Someone sends me the updated
>       HTML file(s), and I'll just upload them on my website.
> 
> Everything will be OK for me, except expecting me to participate in web
> forum discussions.
The reason I like the forum idea is because simple comments on files can be made
easily whereas with email or a mailing list every 1-2 line response has to get
sent to the person's mailbox. Would you rather see all responses in one place or
wade through emails trying to figure out which response goes with which message.
Plus, we can also do voting much easier than through email (IMHO).

The other thing I think that might be useful would be a wiki since that would
make it easier to change the specifications but would probably open up a large
number of other problems.

> > I looked at Juergen web pages about ESL, and I have a small suggestion:
> > the guidelines tell us that it's better not to use abbreviations, but in
> > the math-page I see types like 'positive_int'. Wouldn't it be better to
> > use the full 'integer'-name?
> >  atom -> positive_atom; integer -> positive_integer
> 
> I'll soon change the file 'math.htm' accordingly (hoping this is OK for
> everyone).
Yeah, we probably shouldn't abreviate it. Although, I am partial to using
"cardinal" instead (probably a hold over from Modula-2 programming).
 
> I just want to mention that on the other hand, the module 'math.e' will
> contain several abbreviated routine names anyway;
>    ceil[ing]()
>    abs[olute value]()
>    min[imum]()
>    max[imum]()
>    log[arithm base]10()
>    sin[us]h[yperbolicus]()
>    ...
> 
> These abbreviations are standard math names, so we actually should use
> them. I just want to say that, if there is a good reason, we should
> consider using an abbreviation. One reason IMHO is, when the original
> name is very long.
Definitely, it should be obvious to anyone who's done mathematics.