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Re: Replace trivial pcase occurrences in the Emacs sources
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Clément Pit-Claudel |
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Re: Replace trivial pcase occurrences in the Emacs sources |
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Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:21:05 -0400 |
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On 31/10/2018 14.33, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> From: Clément Pit-Claudel <address@hidden>
>> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:28:45 -0400
>>
>>> But the pattern is not the one that destructures. So I think
>>> "pattern-based destructuring" or "destructuring using patterns" would
>>> be better. Or something like that. I'm still looking for an
>>> appropriate term.
>>
>> I think I don't understand what kind of term you're looking for, then :/
>> A "destructuring pattern" is a thing; "destructuring using patterns" is an
>> action.
>
> A thing can be called "destructuring" if it destructures something.
> It's like a "flying carpet": the carpet that flies. But in our case
> the patterns don't destructure anything, they are a means for
> destructuring.
But something can also be called "destructuring" if it's used *for*
destructuring: a "swimming pool" is not a pool that swims, it's a pool that's
used for swimming. I think of "destructuring" in "destructuring pattern" as a
gerund, not a present participle:<we have "shopping lists" and "shaving cream",
so why not "destructuring patterns"? :)
Clément.
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- Re: Replace trivial pcase occurrences in the Emacs sources,
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- Re: Replace trivial pcase occurrences in the Emacs sources, Clément Pit-Claudel, 2018/10/31
- Re: Replace trivial pcase occurrences in the Emacs sources, Eli Zaretskii, 2018/10/31
- Re: Replace trivial pcase occurrences in the Emacs sources, Dmitry Gutov, 2018/10/31
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