[dba-Tech] terminology C#

[Gustav Brock]

Hi Susan

There is an Ask and a Tell "pattern":

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41569279/how-to-send-actor-a-tell-message-when-a-url-is-accessed

so you can have "a tell message", but this you will send ...

Seems to call for careful editing. That's why they called on you!

/gustav


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Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Susan Harkins
Sendt: 7. august 2017 17:26
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Emne: [dba-Tech] terminology C#

I'm editing a book on C# (copy, not technical, I'm not familiar with C#) and the author is using the word "tell" when discussing concurrent messaging: 

You can tell an agent a message...

... so you can't compose tell operations... 

Now, if tell is correct within the content of the terminology this language and its developers use, it's acceptable. Otherwise, I want to change tell to send -- does anyone know if "tell" is how these guys express this? I was okay with changing until I read the second example and now I'm not so sure.
I have no contact with the author and want to avoid forcing someone else to contact him on this if possible because I haven't the specific knowledge to know better. It's made it all the way to me, so I'm assuming it's technical in nature or someone would've noticed it by now. 

Susan H.