Re: [boost] Submission: typelist

From: Andrei Alexandrescu (andrewalex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-11 04:22:41

> It seems to me sensible to correct a mistake and call it size at the same
> time.  In the standard, the name for a function that returns the number of
> elements in a list (or indeed any container) is spelled s-i-z-e.

Good point, but then string has 'length' as well. Anyway, I was giving
length just as an example.

> It also certainly seems sensible for us to use boost::mpl as a namespace
> for this stuff even if we don't ever end up accepting all of Aleksey's
MPL.
> We do need some sort of meta-programming library, and mpl is a better name
> for it than a loki.

Does 'Amazon' has anything to do with bookstores? 'Apple' with computers?
And finally... 'Microsoft Works' with... Microsoft works???

:o)

Andrei