Method signature Vs function prototype
- by Maroloccio
A formal definition of the two?
Current Wiki articles denote their different contexts and applications, such as internal type signature "strings" in Java VMs (1) and C/C++ function prototypes informing compilers of upcoming method definitions (2) but...
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_signature
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_prototype
... where to look for a definition which clearly and formally distinguished one from the other?
There is literature using the words prototype and signature almost interchangeably yet other uses appear strict and consistent, if language-specific.
Background: I am writing documentation for a sample compiler written for a University project.
