Talk:Block (programming)

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Suggestion for a small change

The sentence to be changed (perhaps): Currently (in the "Latest revision as of 19:50, 13 November 2024" version of this article), the second sentence of the article says: Blocks consist of one or more declarations and statements

An idea for changing that sentence: I recommend using a singular noun as the subject of the sentence ("A block" instead of "Blocks"), and specifying a separate number -- zero! -- for the minimum number of declarations per block, while retaining (keeping) the number "one" as the minimum number of statements in a block. The sentence could instead say: A block consists of zero or more declarations and one or more statements

That sentence would then offer more (correct) information, and less [potential] ambiguity. IMHO there would be no harm in (thus) making the sentence easier to [correctly] parse, and harder to misinterpret. Any comments? Thanks, -- Mike Schwartz (talk) 21:26, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes :) Don't use heavy formatting in the talk page. I simplified your comment for readability. ... Yes, singular is usually better than plural even though _many_ people use plural. I often change plural to singular. ... I deleted that sentence since it is low value and confusing. A declaration _is_ a statement! Saying a block is statements is all we need to say, and the first sentence says that. Stevebroshar (talk) 23:27, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rename suggestion

IMO the current name Block (programming) is not great and could be better. Consider that there is a Block programming that has nothing to do with computer programming. I've noticed some pages have been renamed from XXX (programming) to XXX (computer programming), and I think that is a good change and a good trend. Therefore, we should consider that change here. But, IMO a good way to choose a disambiguation phrase for a title is to pick a prefix that is 1) well-known; preferably has its own article and 2) is commonly used or at least sounds good with the root topic name. In this, case computer programming block is OK, but I think source code block sounds even better so I propose Block (source code). Stevebroshar (talk) 12:21, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]