Re: [boost] singleton asio::demuxer asdefault?(was:asioformalreview begins)

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-29 05:27:42

| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Beman Dawes
| Sent: 29 December 2005 02:40
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: Re: [boost] singleton asio::demuxer 
| asdefault?(was:asioformalreview begins)
| 
| I have a mild preference for io_services.

Having racked my brain to come up with a better idea than this or the
several other ideas,

I have strong preference for Beman's original suggestion:

io_service

I think it just hits the spot.

The pluralization is entirely unecessary as a 'service' can include many
elements - think 'service' at a restaurant.

And iostream is singular (but lacks the _ so ioservice would be consistent
but not nice?).

'Driver' is a daft name - and always has been IMO.

asio is short and snappy - does it stand for Async AND Sync Input Output?
But is the sync or not that important?

| Thanks for worrying about such quibbles - good names do help a library.

I agree that names are _really_ important.

Paul

-- 
Paul A Bristow
Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB
Phone and SMS text [phone], Mobile and SMS text [phone]
mailto: pbristow_at_[hidden]  http://www.hetp.u-net.com/index.html
http://www.hetp.u-net.com/Paul%20A%20Bristow%20info.html