Vec<T> is pronounced 'vec'

[Manishearth]

I've never heard it pronounced "vector". Is this an outdated recommendation?

(or have I been doing it wrong all this time)

r? @steveklabnik

[frewsxcv]

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?l=Rust&q=vector&type=&utf8=%E2%9C%93

the term 'vector' gets used in a lot of places besides this. if we're going to remove this usage here, we should update other places

[Manishearth]

Right, but that's written as "vector". A Vec is a vector, just like an apple is a fruit. You don't say "fruit" when you read the word "apple". The question is how Vec is pronounced when in code written as Vec

[frewsxcv]

The question is how Vec is pronounced when in code written as Vec

i personally do say 'vector'. though i'm apathetic about whether we encourage that or not

[kennytm]

If the point is to introduce the word "vector", we would reword the sentence keep mentioning "vector" but eliminate the "pronunciation".

A contiguous growable array type with heap-allocated contents, commonly known as “vector” or “dynamic array”. In Rust this type is written as Vec<T>.

[shepmaster]

FWIW, I'm a big fan of things describing how they are pronounced. (Like 'a is "tick a"). Adding some IPA to show how Vec is actually pronounced wouldn't make me sad 😺 .

[steveklabnik]

It's both really, I'd say "vek t" for Vec<T> but also sometimes say "a vector."

[Manishearth]

also sometimes say "a vector."

While reading code? For "a vector" my comment about "a fruit" applies 😄

[alexcrichton]

ping @steveklabnik for review!

[steveklabnik]

@bors: r+ rollup

[bors]

📌 Commit fdb2837 has been approved by steveklabnik

[est31]

so this chapter should be renamed to "vecs"? https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/vectors.html

[frewsxcv]

so this chapter should be renamed to "vecs"? https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/vectors.html

why?

[Manishearth]

Again, this doesn't make it not a "vector". It just means that you pronounce "Vec<T>" as "vec" in code. It's still a vector.

[est31]

I see, thanks!