Re: [RFC] Change behaviour of array sort functions to return a copy of the sorted array

From: Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:23:21 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] Change behaviour of array sort functions to return a copy of the sorted array
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Hi Bilge

On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 10:30 PM Bilge <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I fail to see the logic of present tense = mutate, past tense = copy. At least there is a
> pattern to it, but I would have to look it up several times before it sunk in since it is not
> intuitive at all.

It's sorted, the adjective. As in, "give me a _sorted_ array",
compared to "_sort_ this array". It's a common convention and I always
found it intuitive.

Ilija

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