[boost] Re: Naming conventions

From: Nathan Myers (ncm_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-06-01 01:01:26

Beman wrote: 
> Valentin Bonnard wrote:
> >I think we should adopt some lexical conventions if we want 
> >a consistent naming in Boost.
> >
> >I suggest to follow Nathan's advice:
> >- lower_case variables and functions
> >- UpperCase types [actually mixed case, with first letter always
>    uppercase]

I happen to prefer the form Upper_case over MixedCase.  Besides being 
more compatible with the standard usage, it looks less Java-ish and
Smalltalk-ish, and also more like natural language.
 
> But most boost submissions so far have been designed to work closely
> with the C++ Standard Library, so have followed its naming
> conventions.  Some are likely to be proposed for inclusion in the
> five year revision to the standard, so the authors of these will be
> adamant about following the standard's naming conventions.

IMHO it would be a mistake for the Boost classes to have identically
the same name as the components proposed for the Standard.  The 
committee will undoubtedly change the interface in subtle or 
not-so-subtle ways.  Then we will have a Boost class with code
that depends on it, and a Standard class with the same name but
with different semantics.

In other words, to me it is a Good Thing if Boost names differ from
proposed Standard names by capitalization.

Nathan Myers
ncm_at_[hidden]

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