| 3 May 2024 |
 fricklerhandwerk | In reply to @stablejoy:matrix.org
Oh I see now, its like describing two directions. The assignment is describing direction from value to variable and the binding from identifier to value? That’s helpful insight. I chose “assign” because it’s not just programmer jargon but also makes sense in everyday life. You “assign someone to a task”, things like that. You wouldn’t “bind a task to someone”. | 09:11:41 |
 @stablejoy:matrix.org | In reply to @fricklerhandwerk:matrix.org
That’s helpful insight. I chose “assign” because it’s not just programmer jargon but also makes sense in everyday life. You “assign someone to a task”, things like that. You wouldn’t “bind a task to someone”. Oh. I guess you could assign a task to someone who is bound by oath to you | 10:21:07 |
 toonn | I think the point is more that "to assign" is more commonly understood than "to bind." | 10:36:08 |
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| @stablejoy:matrix.org | In reply to @toonn:matrix.org
I think the point is more that "to assign" is more commonly understood than "to bind." Can one say then you assign a value to a variable and you bind an expression to a variable. The second is said in nix repl help. Also binding functions vs assigning values? | 16:05:27 |
| toonn | You bind to identifiers rather than values. | 16:52:22 |
| toonn | In most languages functions aren't first-class values so a different term is useful to distinguish what you do with them. | 16:52:54 |
| toonn | But in Nix functions are just values. | 16:53:02 |
