[boost] Re: compose names

From: Jerry Schwarz (jschwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-06-15 02:04:37

How about something like

compose_f_gx
compose_f_gx_hx
compose_f_gx_hy
compose_f_gxy

I think those names are transparent enough that I don't need to explain which is
which, and I think they're uniform enough that they would be easy to remember.

Nicolai Josuttis wrote:

> Sean A Corfield wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, June 13, 1999 5:20 PM, Nicolai Josuttis
> > [SMTP:nicolai.josuttis_at_[hidden]] wrote:
> > > Sean, Valentin, I agree, but the question is not whether they are
> > > good names, the question is, which are better names?
> > ...
> > > The problem with inject_compose, distr_compose, etc. was
> > > that a normal programmer (who isn't familiar with FP) has no
> > > idea what they mean but he has to learn several names.
> >
> > I raised this issue on accu-general (a C/C++ programmers mailing list) and
> > they universally disapproved on the numerical encoding, preferring something
> > 'English'...
> >
> > > Make constructive criticism please and choose better names.
> >
> > I did. I already proposed alternative names - back in Santa Cruz.
>
> As I wrote above...
>
> We simply (:-) have to find names that satisfy both requirements
>  - self-explaining / intuitiuve
>  - english
> (I'd really like to)
>
> Nico
>
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