[REBOL] Re: ROUND function (like TRUNC, FLOOR, etc...)
From: lmecir:mbox:vol:cz at: 20-Feb-2002 17:37
Hi Brett,
good night to you.
My POV is as follows:
<<Joel>>
...an object has a context, ...
<</Joel>>
I think, that we can safely say: an object *is* a context. (which is the POV
presented by RT too)
<<Brett>>
...IIRC Rebol tech. has not used
the word "context" in any official way except for this shortcut
function...
<</Brett>>
I disagree, have a look at the Bind function. That function (at least for
me) officially defines the meaning of the word "context" in Rebol.
<<Brett>>
...Such discussion reasonably uses terms
from computing science...
<</Brett>>
As far as I am concerned, I am only trying to use the word "context" in the
sense represented by the Bind function, not trying to use any Computer
Science meaning. I would guess, that the Rebol meaning differs slightly from
the usual CS meaning. In this sense it may look unlucky to have one word
meaning a (Bind sense) context as well as a function making objects. It
would be perhaps more logical to call the function Make-context or some such
(?).
> Communicate not so that you CAN be understood, but so
> that you MUST be understood.
Am I approaching that state in this case?
Cheers
Ladislav
