Re: Submission: typelist

From: flameframe (flameframe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-11 05:29:23

--- In boost_at_y..., "Mark Rodgers" <mark.rodgers_at_c...> wrote:
> From: "Andrei Alexandrescu" <andrewalex_at_h...>
> > 
> > Good point, but then string has 'length' as well. Anyway, I was 
giving
> > length just as an example.
> 
> Yes it does, but I'm not sure why because it also has size.  I 
suspect 
> it was left in by mistake after the STL interface was retrofitted 
to the
> string proposal.  But the point remains for all the names - you 
should
> reuse established names for algorithms and operations instead of 
> inventing new ones:
> 
> - It should be at instead of TypeAt.
> - It should be find instead of IndexOf.
> - It should be push_back instead of Append.
> - It should be unique instead of NoDuplicates.
> 
> > Does 'Amazon' has anything to do with bookstores? 'Apple' with 
computers?
> > And finally... 'Microsoft Works' with... Microsoft works???
> > 
> > :o)
> 
> I presume by the smiley that you are merely being facetious, and 
that you
> realise that brand and company names are completely different 
kettles of
> fish from names in computer programs.
> 
> Mark

If so then there is a definite need to change name 'boost' 
to 'cpplib'. Any other suggestions? :-)

Vitalij.