Re: [boost] Re: algorithms namespace

From: Daniel Wallin (dalwan01_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-21 14:39:28

David Abrahams wrote:
> Daniel Wallin <dalwan01_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>Douglas Gregor wrote:
>>
>>>On Saturday 21 February 2004 04:59 am, Aleksey Gurtovoy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>We can (re-)consider 'boost::meta':
>>>>
>>>>   meta::if_<...>
>>>>   meta::find<>
>>>>   meta::vector<>
>>>>   meta::set<>
>>>>   meta::map<>
>>>>   ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Doesn't look bad at all, actually.
>>>
>>>I'm a big fan of using "meta" instead of "mpl".
>>
>>FWIW, I'm not. I type it often enough to be bothered by the
>>completely unnecessary extra character.
> 
> 
> Sheesh!

I should have probably said that what would bother me isn't really
the typing, but rather that my screenspace would be occupied by
characters that convey no or very little additional information. I can't
imagine anyone's life getting any easier by calling it "meta" instead of
"mpl".

-- 
Daniel Wallin