Re: [boost] [Review] Shmem

From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-09 12:11:02

Hi Paul,

> I haven't looked at the library, but I'd like to raise a minor point.  I 
> think the name "shmem" is bad as it doesn't tell you what the library is 
> about - most Boost libraries have more descriptive names.  "Shmem" 
> sounds to me like a letter of the Hebrew alphabet rather than the name 
> of a Boost library.  Couldn't it be called "shared_memory" or something 
> similar instead?

Suggestion are welcome. There are other libraries with Shmem name (for 
example, for programming multiprocessor shared memory issues), so I'm 
not the only one with bad taste ;-)

Regards,

Ion