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The term 'assigns' has always rubbed me the wrong way. Context or "view context" has always made more sense.
by whalesalad 3y ago
The term 'assigns' has always rubbed me the wrong way. Context or "view context" has always made more sense.
- pavlov 3y ago“Assign” also rubs me the wrong way because it’s a needless nouning of a verb. The word is “assignment” and it’s only four letters longer.
- edvinbesic 3y agoNot sure what you mean. assign ə-sīn′ transitive verb 1. To select for a duty or office; appoint: synonym: appoint. 2. To set apart for a particular purpose or place in a particular category; designate: synonym: allocate. 3. To give out as a task; allot.
- pavlov 3y agoLiveView uses “assign” as a noun.
- sodapopcan 3y agoSure that's not a great reason not to use something. If you want you can think of it as short for "assignments" just as "conn" is short for "connection" or "attrs" is short for "attributes". Just consider a coincidence that this shorthand has the same name as a verb.
- srik 3y agoAgreed, I think it was chosen because they creator comes from the ruby-on-rails world.