Ihor Radchenko writes on Mon 20 Feb 2023 10:07: > I looked further, and the situation is not as simple. > https://grammarhow.com/backend-back-end-or-back-end/, for example, > claims that only "back-end" is grammatically correct. > > I am now thinking to do the following: > 1. Use "backend" in the code symbols > 2. Use "back-end" in docstrings and the manual. > > Would it make sense?
It is not clear to me why it would be a problem to use 'backend' in code symbols as well, but the only important thing for me as a user is that the terminology be consistent throughout the documentation. So yes, it makes sense. The link you provide is very convincing. Will it still hold in 5 or 10 year from now? (see end of https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html) -- EOST (École et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre) ITE (Institut Terre & Environnement) | alain.coch...@unistra.fr 5 rue René Descartes [bureau 110] | Phone: +33 (0)3 68 85 50 44 F-67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France | [ slot available for rent ]