Re: Integer & String vs Number & Text

I agree. "Text" might be a good change when we rewrite string to be UTF8 based. Io already uses "Number", which is a C double.



On May 16, 2012, at 2:10 PM, Kurtis Rainbolt-Greene <[email protected]> wrote:

> Normally in Programming a numeric entity is called an Integer (when
> it's not a Float, or similar complex number) and a series of
> characters is called a String.
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> As a teacher of programming I often find myself explaining what String
> and Integer are. They're not normally used words outside of
> programming, math, or other complex scientific domains.
> 
> I've found, if a bit controversial, it much easier to call them by
> their more used synonyms: Number & Text. People have a easier time
> grasping onto that.
> 
> Thoughts?
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