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Still explains too much of 'how' and 'what'. I'm looking for the 'why' in this. I have searched dictionary.com and I have found this: dictionary.reference.com/browse/advice?s=t : "2) a communication, especially from a distance, containing information 3) an official notification". Some synonyms included: 'to admonish' which in turn means: "to urge to a duty; remind". In that context I could see 'to advise' as reminding another piece of code of something "Hey, you threw an Exception; you got logged". Distant communication: disconnected entity providing information (log()).

MrStack
– MrStack

2012-08-03 20:12:32 +00:00
Commented Aug 3, 2012 at 20:12
Also found this: "dictionary.reference.com/browse/counsel?s=ts" 'to advise' means 'to give counsel'. The word 'counsel' itself has one of these meanings: "advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.". I suppose that makes sense in a way. A method (instruction) that directs the conduct (way of acting) of another method.

MrStack
– MrStack

2012-08-03 20:33:10 +00:00
Commented Aug 3, 2012 at 20:33

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