'method' vs. 'message' vs. 'function' vs. '???'

Question

I recently asked a question about what I called \"method calls\". The answer referred to \"messages\". As a self-taught hobby programmer trying to phrase questions that don\

Answer 1

Here's some simplified definitions:

methods/subroutines/voids: perform an action

functions: perform an action and return a value

events: are called when an object is acted upon

handlers: are the functions/methods that handle the events

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PS: this is a perfect example of why SO should support DL/DT/DD tags.