Re: [boost] Re: algorithms namespace

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-24 20:50:19

At 03:56 AM 2/24/2004, David Abrahams wrote:
 >Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:
 >
 >>  >filesystem, and you don't like fs...
 >>
 >> I never liked either. "filesystem" is too long and sounds
 >> affected. "fs" is too short and non-specific. Those names just escaped
 >> because nothing better surfaced.
 >>
 >> Maybe if the LWG likes the library enough to standardize it we can
 >> come up with a better name.
 >
 >Just a thought: "files" is about the right length, and says about the
 >right thing.  If you're not abbrev-adverse it could even stand for
 >"filesystem".

Yes, "files" would work. I'll add it to the lists of candidates.

--Beman