On: Niklaus Wirth has died

[rabbits77]

The joke really only works if you use his first name! The complete joke is that "by value" means pronouncing first and last name to sound like "Nickles Worth".

[alanbernstein → rabbits77]

"worth" alone still means "value" though

[LoveMortuus → alanbernstein]

True, but I believe the person above you is referring to the fact that the name sounds like nickels (coins) which are generally worth cents. :P

[ggambetta → rabbits77]

The way I understand it, it doesn't -- by name (aka by reference) vs by value, as in function arguments.

[ak_111 → ggambetta]

Way better interpretation that i missed!

[coldtea → rabbits77]

I always (and still) undestood it to just need the surname.