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Discussion on: Does it bother you when programmers use the word "Arguments" and "Parameters" interchangeably ?

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Eljay-Adobe • Edited

In general, no.

If the discussion topic is important to talk distinctly about arguments (provided by the caller) and parameters (as expected by the function) then it's important to mind the Ps and Qs.

Mnemonic: parameters are like parking spots; arguments are like automobiles.

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Bek Brace

a very cool analogy :D

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Etienne Burdet

I'm in the same boat, 99% percent of the time, we know what we're talking about anyways and most sentences you can make will actually be true for both arguments and parameters.