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rabbits77
7 months ago
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Niklaus Wirth has died
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
7 months ago
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"worth" alone still means "value" though
LoveMortuus
7 months ago
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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
7 months ago
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The way I understand it, it doesn't -- by name (aka by reference) vs by value, as in function arguments.
ak_111
7 months ago
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Way better interpretation that i missed!
coldtea
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I always (and still) undestood it to just need the surname.
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