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Error messages about undefined identifiers -> Use variables instead #1716

Closed schanzer closed 2 months ago

schanzer commented 8 months ago

Teachers and students have no idea what this error means:

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In our Pyret meeting 11/2/23, we agreed to change "identifier" to the less-correct but more-practical "variable"

blerner commented 3 months ago

I'm really not a fan of misusing variable in this context. After talking to @schanzer , we are trying out "name" instead, in contexts that rephrase the sentences slightly to avoid awkward duplication of the word "name"/"named".