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In the real-world world between almost always implies open boundary. Ask a hundred people to draw a point between two lines. I think none will draw a point on t
by LittlePeter 5y ago
In the real-world world between almost always implies open boundary. Ask a hundred people to draw a point between two lines. I think none will draw a point on the line. When I enter the programming world, I carry over real-world concepts with me, and this where BETWEEN being closed gets confusing to me. Since I'm not a special snowflake, there must be other people like me who could be confused. Hence why I prefer not to use BETWEEN.
- adeelk93 5y agoOh I was thinking the opposite. I work between Monday and Friday, that’s a closed boundary. I have between 5 and 10 oranges, another closed boundary.
- simorley 5y agoMaybe it's a temporal vs spatial vs cardinal issue. I'm sitting "between or in between" two people ( open boundary or exclusive or non-inclusive ). Seems spatial is always open boundary. Park your car between those two trucks. I walked between two clowns.
- adeelk93 5y agoAh good explanation. You’re right.