[E-Lang] Proposed Naming Convention Changes

Ralph Hartley hartley@aic.nrl.navy.mil
Wed, 22 Aug 2001 09:11:00 -0400


Terry Stanley wrote:

 > +++++ An update. Before I could send this message off, marcs tried
 > out the new conventions on  the examples in Walnut -- "vow" is fine
 >  but "pass" just doesn't work. He  thinks we should drop "pass" and
 >  instead, use "grip". I like "grip" but it  seems out-of-character
 > with our other names -- such as "vow". But perhaps we  can change
 > "vow" to something that is in-character with "grip".

How about "handle", or shortened "hand". The rational is that it is a 
reference which, unlike a vow, will always be a reference (near or far).

Ralph Hartley