[boost] Re: compose names

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-06-15 09:55:23

At 09:23 AM 6/15/99 +0100, Paul Baxter wrote:

>I like the idea of Jerry's names.
>However as a non-functional programmer I have problems with the
>'compose' section. It really doesn't convey the purpose without
adding
>more computer science jargon (that is easily forgotten)
>
>How about
> 
>composite_f_gx
>etc
>or
>combine_f_gx
>
>These give an indication of the nature of the functions

To me, "composite" and "combine" don't seem any better than
"compose".

But with "compose", at least some of the mathematically inclined are
happy!

Keep up the suggestions; we seem to be making progress.

Best,

--Beman

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