Re: RFC: some language issues

> RFC (Request for comments): > - what's the preferred name for the boolean type? > 'bool' or 'boolean'? Boolean > - what's the preferred name for the floating point type? > 'double' or 'float'? I think that depends on the context. Technically it should be 'double', but people don't necessarily know what 'double' means and in full sentences I think you can use 'floating point' to discuss the type. > - Can it be made that <type>string</type> etc will > automagically be rendered as a hyperlink to > language.types.string etc? Just like <function>... Probably > - language.types is such an important and large section, > that you'll cometimes get id's like > language.types.integer.casting.from-boolean, > what about renaming all language.types.* to types.*? > or type.*? No opinion on this one. -Rasmus