Re: [boost] [Review] Shmem

From: Paul Giaccone (paulg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-10 04:27:56

Ion Gaztañaga wrote:

>Hi Paul,
>  
>
>>I haven't looked at the library, but I'd like to raise a minor point.  I 
>>think the name "shmem" is bad as it doesn't tell you what the library is 
>>about - most Boost libraries have more descriptive names.  "Shmem" 
>>sounds to me like a letter of the Hebrew alphabet rather than the name 
>>of a Boost library.  Couldn't it be called "shared_memory" or something 
>>similar instead?
>>    
>>
>
>Suggestion are welcome. There are other libraries with Shmem name (for 
>example, for programming multiprocessor shared memory issues), so I'm 
>not the only one with bad taste ;-)
>  
>
Ah, I wasn't aware of that.  Well, shared_memory is the obvious choice, 
or shared_mem perhaps.  Both are descriptive and simple - I don't think 
you have to be too adventurous when it comes to naming libraries :-)

Paul