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Remove or explain the word "term"

Open ebruchez opened this issue 4 years ago • 0 comments

In the list of features, there is the following:

The core idea is term inference: Given a type, the compiler synthesizes a “canonical” term that has that type. In Scala, an implicit parameter directly leads to an inferred argument term that could also be written down explicitly.

I have been using Scala for more than 10 years, but I am not a compiler writer, and I have never needed to use the word "term". I suggest that this is at best unhelpful to mention that word, and at worst a turn-off for the reader. But if it has to be mentioned, then it need to be explained in words that not only compiler writers can understand.

ebruchez avatar May 13 '21 18:05 ebruchez