[urbit]

Frankly, it always surprises me that people are willing to randomly run other peoples' C code! It's really quite plausible that I'm just out to steal your Bitcoin wallet.

The above are all data structures - not even functions. So we say "a pimp" or "a marl" or whatever. For precision, we might say "slam a gate on a pimp," but everyone will understand you when you say "call a function on a pimp."

Then, we refer to the comments (written in English) to see what a pimp, etc, is. Documentation is admittedly a problem, but it's not any more or less a problem than in any other language, I feel. Obviously, we could have more of it!

[likeclockwork]

What did you feel when you wrote "slam a gate on a pimp" just now?

[urbit]

That I was keeping my p - never mind.

It's amazing how quickly words you know lose their meanings, or rather acquire new and distinct ones, in a functional context. When the iPad was released, I remember distinctly the number of people who thought the name was funny, because it reminded them of a female hygiene product. It reminded me of a female hygiene product. But it doesn't anymore...