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fluent

fluent

1 7.0
A way of writing program code so it reads smoothly like normal language
  • adjective
  • /ˈfluːənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : con encadenamiento de métodos
  • And also, here's how you can do the same using the fluent API:

Examples

  • You know, it really sort of started as a tech-geeky kind of thing, and I still think that SEOs who are also developers or fluent with code have a bit of an edge.

    Blog text (3)
  • The family patriarch (a recent arrival in Salt Lake City from England) had been called by Brigham Young on a mission to lead a Danish settlement named Elsinore into a more fluent partnership with the other Utah colonies.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Today's question is, Arrow Metro and Fluent are three iterations of which tech companies design language.

  • Surely we don't expect every web developer, web designer, and content contributor to be fluent in accessibility.

    Blog text (22)
  • When Errai Data Binding is used together with Errai UI templates, you can skip the fluent API and simply declare "auto-bindings." Going back to the ItemForm example:

    Blog text (6)
  • The new library provides a fluent API that simplifies the process of building software applications.

  • Using a fluent interface allows developers to write code that is easy to read and understand.

  • This framework promotes a fluent style of programming, enabling method chaining for clearer code.

Compounds

fluent aphasia
  • Specialized
8.6

Talking that sounds normal but uses wrong words and makes understanding language hard

How Fluent

expressive
41 3.4
fluent
  • Specialized
1 7.0
verbose
7 7.1
clumsy
21 3.2

Surface Forms

fluent positive
fluenter comparative
fluentest superlative

Morphology

fluent = fluid (semi-transparent) = flu + ent

The programming sense is an extended metaphor (code that 'flows' or reads smoothly) derived from the general meaning; the morphology itself is Latin-derived.

Etymology

Fluent comes from the Latin fluere 'to flow', the same root as flow and fluid. In programming a fluent interface lets code 'flow' from one call to the next, so the code reads smoothly like a sentence.