[boost] Re: Rationale for library name convention [Was: Dot in Boost Library Names?]

From: David B. Held (dheld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-15 09:50:57

Kresimir Fresl wrote:
> [...]
> David.Abrahams
> Boost.Consulting
> 
> Kresimir.Fresl
> Faculty.Of.Civil.Engineering
> 
> Sorry. Can't resist.

Shouldn't that be: "Sorry.Can'tResist"? ;>

MPL "is-a-member-of" Boost.  Hence, "Boost.MPL".

Abrahams "is-not-a-member-of" David.  Hence, "David Abrahams".

I see the dot operator as the member selection operator, which is why
it seemed perfectly natural to me to name libraries with that format.

Dave