[squeak-dev] name puzzle: how to name a message

Nicolai Hess nicolaihess at web.de
Tue Jul 7 14:06:13 UTC 2015


2015-07-07 15:09 GMT+02:00 Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de>:

> Hi all
>
> I've got a small naming puzzle:
>
> So we have
>         x to: y
> that makes
>         Intervall (x, x+1, x+2, ... , y)
>
> And we can do
>         x to: x + z
> to get
>         Intervall (x, x+1, x+2, ..., x+z)
>
>
> But we have x twice in there.
>
> What would you name the message
>         x ???? z
> that gives
>         Intervall (x, x+1, x+2, ..., x+z)
>
> I'm curious for your answers :)
>
> Best regards
>         -Tobias
>
> PS: #by: is already taken for #to:by:
> PPS: A workaround is
>         (0 to: z) + x
>
>
How about doing it the otherway around, and find a good name for (0  to: z)
for example #asRange

z asRange + x
or
z asRangeOffsetBy:x

maybe, asRange is not  a good name.

nicolai
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