[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 71810] UI: BITAND function arguments have same name.

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71810

--- Comment #4 from Qubit <qubit@runcibility.com> ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Calc functions BITAND, BITOR and BITXOR all have 2 arguments, both with the
> name 'number'.

I'd say they might both have *type* number, but I wouldn't use the same
identifier 'number' for both of them.

> The order of the two is of no consequence for the result of the functions
> (which is not the case with MMULT in bug 71128), so there is no need to give
> them separate names.

Generally speaking, I'd suggest that each argument to a function be uniquely
named, even if only number_1, number_2, ..., number_i.

> One could even argue that giving the 2 arguments different names suggests
> that they are not interchangeable.

If two or more arguments to a given function are given precisely the same name,
I might get the impression that they had to be the same value. I can't think of
a single programming language in which I can refer to the first or nth argument
to a function using interchangeable identifiers. 

Example of ambiguity:

SUM(number, number) {
  return number + number;  // ???
}

> IMHO giving the 2 arguments different names is a matter of user interface
> policy.
> I cc the ux-advise list to hear what they think should be changed or
> maintained.

+1, I'd appreciate their input as well :-)

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