[swift-evolution] [Proposal draft] Enhanced floating-point protocols

[Dave Abrahams]

on Mon Apr 18 2016, Greg Parker <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

>> On Apr 14, 2016, at 10:07 PM, Stephen Canon via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Apr 14, 2016, at 8:34 PM, Brent Royal-Gordon <brent at architechies.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Stephen Canon wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> public protocol Arithmetic
>>> 
>>> Is there a rationale for the name "Arithmetic"? There's probably
>>> nothing wrong with it, but I would have guessed you'd use the name
>>> "Number”.
>> 
>> Dave A. came up with the name, though I think it’s a good one.  Number isn’t bad either.
>
> Does Number hew too close to Foundation's NSNumber name?
>
> `Arithmetic` provides a beautiful hook for grammar pedants: as a
> protocol name it ought to be pronounced as the adjective "arithMEtic"

Yes, or for those less excited by the idea, arith-MEH-tic.

> and not the noun "aRITHmetic". Complaining about that sounds like fun
> to me, but naming the protocol `Arithmetical` would avoid that issue
> if others disagree.

Point taken, but... blick.

-- 
Dave