[REBOL] Re: I need a better name (topology?)
From: joel:neely:fedex at: 19-Sep-2001 15:35
Hi, Tim,
Tim Johnson wrote:
> I've written a rebol function that takes as arguments a series
> and a number (for columns) and remaps the original series to
> a row/column format:
> example:
> >> c: columnize "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" 3
> == ["ajs" "bkt" "clu" "dmv" "enw" "fox" "gpy" "hqz" "ir"]
> >> repeat part c[print part]
> ajs
> bkt
> clu
> dmv
> enw
> fox
> gpy
> hqz
> ir
> ; now this is pretty handy, but it needs a better name than
> ; 'columnize, ...
>
You're right; it's not topology! ;-)
Actually, I suggest staying with something like "make-columns"
because (although not fancy and academic sounding) it's very
clear what you're doing regardless of the reader's level of
mathematical sophisitication.
[just my $0.02]
-jn-
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