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166 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 09 Jul 25 04:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.31s | source

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Somewhat less frequently, I also hear "invoke" or "execute", which is more verbose but also more generic.

Incidentally, I find strange misuses of "call" ("calling a command", "calling a button") one of the more grating phrases used by ESL CS students.

pansa2 ◴[09 Jul 25 04:38 UTC] No.44506396[source]▶

> strange misuses of "call"

My favourite (least favourite?) is using “call” with “return”. On more than one occasion I’ve heard:

“When we call the return keyword, the function ends.”

Eh, "return" is just a very restricted continuation with special syntax… it's a stretch to say you "call" it, but not unjustified.

Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions?