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From: jsiek_at_[hidden]
Date: 2000-01-13 14:44:38


Dave Abrahams writes:
> I think "bag" is a fine name, despite contradictory uses elsewhere.
> Smalltalk is enough of a precedent for me. If we're going to pick a name
> other than "bag", so be it, but let us not waste any time trying to capture
> anything as vague as "ordering is deterministic but otherwise unspecified".

Yes, one way to go would be to use the name MultiSet for the concept
matching the Smalltalk Bag (since MultiSet is a more meaningful name)
and then use Bag for the queue-like concept.


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