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"Value" and "Reference" Confusion

While talking to someone yesterday, I witnessed yet another instance of "value" versus "reference" confusion.What do I mean? This is particularly confusing in .NET, because of some probably mistaken jargon choices on Microsoft's behalf.  Commonly in .NET, the terms "value" and "reference" come up in these contexts:(1) Discerning between "value types" and "reference types"(2) Discerning between "pass by value" and "pass by reference"(3) Referring to an object's "value" or "reference".I don't blame anyone when they get confused by the





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