Re: [boost] Re: Review: Boost Test Library

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-02-16 11:10:55

In particular, though "the Python library" sounds like it refers to the
binary lib that comes with Python. It would be particularly confusing when
used on the page comparing the boost python lib with other binding systems.

-Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Brey" <brey_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [boost] Re: Review: Boost Test Library

> From: "David Abrahams" <abrahams_at_[hidden]>
> > The only excuse for these acronyms, AFAICT, is that it gets cumbersome
to
> > refer to a library as "The Boost Foo Library" over and over within the
> > library's own documentation. I didn't want an acronym for the Python
lib,
> > but eventually found it hard to make the docs read easily without one.
Can
> > anyone think of a good alternative?
>
> We can take advantage of being within the Boost "namespace" within our
docs
> and just say things like "See the Test library for me details, and look at
> the cool Python library."  I thinking capitalizing the name of the library
> will make things clear enough.
>
> Data point: When I posted my review with subject "Review: Test library",
was
> there any ambiguity regarding what the review was of?
>
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