Re: [boost] Review: Boost Coding Guidelines

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-07-16 15:41:30

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rodgers" <mark.rodgers_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [boost] Review: Boost Coding Guidelines

> I feel we should reject this since I don't feel it is appropriate for
> Boost to mandate some of the things in these guidelines.  The 
> implementation of a Boost library is really up to the discretion of
> the submitter; if they happen to prefer foo_ to m_foo, then who are
> we to argue?
> 
> I realise that this is not the intention of the "guidelines", and 
> they are merely supposed to be suggestions, but I don't think they 
> will be seen that way.  

There's something to be said for saying what you mean!

-Dave