SimpleIO in JEP draft 8323335

[Eirik Bjørsnøs]

On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 11:08 PM Brian Goetz <brian.goetz at oracle.com> wrote:

> OK, so is this really just that that you are bikeshedding the name?
> Renaming `input` to `readLine`?
>

Just a thought:

Perhaps there is more to this than just bikeshedding.. At least, there is
an asymmetry here which could affect learners:

"print (line)" is something the *program* does, affecting its environment
(the user)
"read (line)" is something the *program* does, affecting the user,
but ultimately the program state
"input": is something the *user* does (or provides if a noun), having an
effect on the program state

As a learner of programming, I remember trying to "think like the program"
when reasoning about code. Maybe this switch of perspective/subject between
print and input isn't particularly helpful in that regard?

Cheers,
Eirik.
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