http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/10/20/poorly-explained-aspects-of-java-explained-not-so-poorly-part-1/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/10/20/poorly-explained-aspects-of-java-explained-not-so-poorly-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Brian Will Wed, 21 May 2008 09:23:19 +0000 http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/10/20/poorly-explained-aspects-of-java-explained-not-so-poorly-part-1/#comment-704 While 'method' certainly has an OOP connotation that 'function' does not, it's ridiculous to suggest that calling a method a 'function' is really improper. Who cares what the spec says? That's just a careful style editor enforcing consistency. Likely because of C's influence, the term 'function' is used most commonly as the generic catch-all to mean method, routine, and procedure. While ‘method’ certainly has an OOP connotation that ‘function’ does not, it’s ridiculous to suggest that calling a method a ‘function’ is really improper. Who cares what the spec says? That’s just a careful style editor enforcing consistency. Likely because of C’s influence, the term ‘function’ is used most commonly as the generic catch-all to mean method, routine, and procedure.

]]> http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/10/20/poorly-explained-aspects-of-java-explained-not-so-poorly-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Anonymous Coward Tue, 20 May 2008 20:49:20 +0000 http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/10/20/poorly-explained-aspects-of-java-explained-not-so-poorly-part-1/#comment-705 Terminology is important too. Java doesn't have 'functions' and nowhere in the JLS (Java Language Specifications) will you find the term 'function'. Java has 'methods', not 'functions'. Terminology is important too. Java doesn’t have ‘functions’ and nowhere in the JLS (Java Language Specifications) will you find the term ‘function’. Java has ‘methods’, not ‘functions’.

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