Jeremy Hylton jeremy at alum.mit.edu
Thu Feb 9 16:29:36 CET 2006

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Hint seems like the standard terminology in the field.  I don't think
it makes sense to invent our own terminology without some compelling
reason.

Jeremy



On 2/9/06, skip at pobox.com <skip at pobox.com> wrote:
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>     >> [Andrew Koenig]
>     >>
>     >>> Might I suggest that at least you consider using "hint" instead of "cue"?
>     ...
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>     Greg> I agree that "hint" is a more precise name.
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> Ditto.  In addition, we already have queues.  Do we really need to use a
> homonym that means something entirely different?  (Hint: consider the added
> difficulty for non-native English speakers).
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> Skip
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