Am Montag, 22. September 2008 08:32 schrieb Andrew Coppin:
However, I will grant you that Map k v, could have used longer type variables. But we are not alone with using one letter type variable names http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/HashMap.html . And frankly, in this specific case, I think most programmers (Haskell or non-Haskell) will be able to guess what k and v means, when they are standing right after Map.
Only if you can figure out that "Map" means what every other programming language on the face of the Earth calls a "dictionary". (This took me a while!)
So, when did Java leave the face of the earth? Seriously, I find Map a far clearer term than dictionary and would've had problems grokking the latter. I guess you've just been exposed to the wrong languages for too long.