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stepharo

Matrix API question for a native english

Hi

a matrix has rowCount and columnCount and I was wondering if this api is
the way to get
the number of columns and rows of a matrix.
Would rowNumber and columnNumber be better?

Stef

Chris Muller-3

Re: Matrix API question for a native english

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:05 PM, stepharo <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> a matrix has rowCount and columnCount and I was wondering if this api is the
> way to get
> the number of columns and rows of a matrix.
> Would rowNumber and columnNumber be better?

I think rowCount is better than rowNumber for that.

You used "number of rows" in your own English right there, so
"numberOfRows" would be just as descriptive as rowCount, but not
better and certainly not worth changing the API, IMO.

stepharo

Re: Matrix API question for a native english

thank chris.

I can tell you that I would be even more productive if I would be a
native speaker....
So should we use rowCount for method argument?
because we got rows: rows meaning rows: rowCount and I rewrote them as
rows: rowNumber but it could be better to have
rows: rowCount.

tx
Stef

Le 9/2/15 22:11, Chris Muller a écrit :

> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:05 PM, stepharo <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> a matrix has rowCount and columnCount and I was wondering if this api is the
>> way to get
>> the number of columns and rows of a matrix.
>> Would rowNumber and columnNumber be better?
> I think rowCount is better than rowNumber for that.
>
> You used "number of rows" in your own English right there, so
> "numberOfRows" would be just as descriptive as rowCount, but not
> better and certainly not worth changing the API, IMO.
>
>

Johann Hibschman

Re: Matrix API question for a native english

rowCount is better. "count" clearly refers to the cardinality. "number" in post-fix, like "rowNumber", sounds more like an ordinal, closer to "rowIndex", at least to my ears. "numberOfRows" is once again clearly cardinal, not ordinal, but it's longer.

Cheers,

Johann

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:24 PM, stepharo <[hidden email]> wrote:

thank chris.

I can tell you that I would be even more productive if I would be a native speaker....
So should we use rowCount for method argument?
because we got rows: rows meaning rows: rowCount and I rewrote them as rows: rowNumber but it could be better to have
rows: rowCount.

tx
Stef

Le 9/2/15 22:11, Chris Muller a écrit :

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:05 PM, stepharo <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi

a matrix has rowCount and columnCount and I was wondering if this api is the
way to get
the number of columns and rows of a matrix.
Would rowNumber and columnNumber be better?

I think rowCount is better than rowNumber for that.

You used "number of rows" in your own English right there, so
"numberOfRows" would be just as descriptive as rowCount, but not
better and certainly not worth changing the API, IMO.

Ben Coman

Re: Matrix API question for a native english

rowCount sounds like its the total number of rows.

rowNumber sounds like a particular row.

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:12 AM, Johann Hibschman <[hidden email]> wrote:

rowCount is better. "count" clearly refers to the cardinality. "number" in post-fix, like "rowNumber", sounds more like an ordinal, closer to "rowIndex", at least to my ears. "numberOfRows" is once again clearly cardinal, not ordinal, but it's longer.

Cheers,
Johann

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:24 PM, stepharo <[hidden email]> wrote:
thank chris.

I can tell you that I would be even more productive if I would be a native speaker....
So should we use rowCount for method argument?
because we got rows: rows meaning rows: rowCount and I rewrote them as rows: rowNumber but it could be better to have
rows: rowCount.

tx
Stef

Le 9/2/15 22:11, Chris Muller a écrit :

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:05 PM, stepharo <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi

a matrix has rowCount and columnCount and I was wondering if this api is the
way to get
the number of columns and rows of a matrix.
Would rowNumber and columnNumber be better?

I think rowCount is better than rowNumber for that.

You used "number of rows" in your own English right there, so
"numberOfRows" would be just as descriptive as rowCount, but not
better and certainly not worth changing the API, IMO.

ccrraaiigg

Re: Matrix API question for a native english

In reply to this post by stepharo

Hoi Stef--

> So should we use rowCount for method argument?
> because we got rows: rows meaning rows: rowCount and I rewrote them as
> rows: rowNumber but it could be better to have
> rows: rowCount.

"numberOfRows" is unambiguous, in both a selector and a variable
name. Therefore (in my opinion as a native English speaker :), it is
better than the alternatives mentioned.

-C

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stepharo

Re: Matrix API question for a native english

Thank you all. I'm learning so I will revise all the comments and arguments.
You see the kind of improvement, people could do to improve pharo :) Hoi
Stef--

>> So should we use rowCount for method argument?
>> because we got rows: rows meaning rows: rowCount and I rewrote them as
>> rows: rowNumber but it could be better to have
>> rows: rowCount.
> "numberOfRows" is unambiguous, in both a selector and a variable
> name. Therefore (in my opinion as a native English speaker :), it is
> better than the alternatives mentioned.
>
>
> -C
>
> --
> Craig Latta
> netjam.org
> +31 6 2757 7177 (SMS ok)
> + 1 415 287 3547 (no SMS)
>
>
>