[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Capitalize "Boolean."

Arthur A. Gleckler arthur at zurich.csail.mit.edu
Mon Mar 12 02:36:12 EDT 2007


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one-sentence summary of the issue:
   Capitalize "Boolean."

submitter's name:
   Arthur A. Gleckler

submitter's email address:
   <r6rs at speechcode.com>

type of issue:
   minor

priority:
   minor

R6RS component:
   Base Library

version of the report:
   5.92

full description of the issue:

   In <4.6 Boolean values> and throughout, capitalize "Boolean" when
   referring to that data type in English text.  Java's capitalization-
   based distinction between the primitive and non-primitive names for
   that type, among other things, has made it easy to forget that
   Boolean is named after a person, and is therefore a proper noun.




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