Programming Languages Have Social Mores Not Idioms
I'm sorry, but this post is absolutely ridiculous in every way.<p>I think most programmers understand what is meant when people say a programming "idiom", just like most people understand that it's OK to call small representative computer graphics "icons" even though they're not physical religious symbols.<p>Words gain new meanings in new contexts, that's how language evolves. Complaining about it after-the-fact is just stupid. Nobody's going to start calling these "social mores" because of this article.<p>And as to why ".each" is a horrible looping construct, the only justification is that it's harder to teach. Well, sure, if you're teaching someone programming for the first time it's probably better to start with "for". That doesn't mean ".each" isn't superior for experienced programmers, though. The author doesn't address <i>any</i> of the advantages to ".each".