Superficial Syntax thread: Your favorite keywords/class names etc.

[indigo0086]

So what are your favorite keywords that denote something either unique to a language or shared across a language?

Personally I prefer the term Function rather than Method. I guess I was introduced to it firstin C/C++ but it just has a more reminiscent ring to it.

[Dino]

If it's OO, I prefer the term Method over Function.

I despise "Property" with OO.

[indigo0086]

I also don't like the term "Getter/Setter". I prefer properties actually.

[DavidP]

I despise the terms "property" and "method". I think they are the bane of our existence.

I think they should always be referred to as "function" and "member variable".

[laserlight]

In C++, methods are virtual member functions

[Dino]

Maybe someone will post that has an opinion...

[DavidP]

I once read that a "method" is any member function of a class, and a "function" is any function that is not part of a class. Despite what might define a method or a function, I still despise "method" and like to use "function" because I view the term "method" as a Java-ization of the programming community. Yes I am completely biased.

[SlyMaelstrom]

I don't think too much about the terminology and try not to let any of it get to me. However, I would agree with indigo about "getters" and "setters." That always seemed very VB to me. I personally like the term (and concept) of Polymorphism because it makes me feel more like a wizard than any other programming term.

[Dino]

I do code in Java, but I cut my teeth on OO programming with Ruby and its terms.

Classes
Class Instance Variables
Class Instances
Instance variables
Class Methods
Instance Methods

I occasionally use the "member" adjective when discussing with Java programmers, but only when talking Java. Haven't gotten that deep with C++ yet.

[whiteflags]

I'm more intrigued by the buzzwords softwae companies twist into sentences in press releases, such as "robust" and "synergy."

[Dino]

I like encapsulation and reflection.

In my day job, "FFDC" is a big term. Stands for First Failure Data Capture, with means if the software abends, it is able to capture the failing environment so the user does not have spend time recreating the failing scenario.

[indigo0086]

I prefec object to Class Instance, and members of member variable to Class varables.

[abachler]

I like the term method, it refers specifically to a member function. Properties to me is specifically a member variable. I use the terms interchangeably depending on who im speaking with. I guess I'm really still a C programmer though.

[laserlight]

I personally like the term (and concept) of Polymorphism because it makes me feel more like a wizard than any other programming term.

lol, come to think about it, I agree, but I would include type cast into the mix

[DavidP]

I mainly prefer "function" because I like to go back to programming's roots: math. Math has functions.

I also prefer "elegant" rather than "robust". I don't mind robust though. I think it is a good word. I just like thinking of something as "an elegant way of doing things" or "an elegant solution."