Re: [boost] [shmem] Some proposals for open issues from the review

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-19 16:02:31

Rene Rivera wrote:
> Peter Dimov wrote:
>> Ion Gaztañaga wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> for example), I'm proposing the Boost.IPC or Boost.InterProcess name
>>> (boost::ipc or boost::interprocess namespace).
>>
>> I like IPC.
>
> I don't like IPC, because the library is not just for communications.
> "InterProcess" seems like the most descriptive.

IPC > InterProcess, even for a library that is not just for communications. 
It's a better name, not necessarily a better description, just like Shmem is 
a better name than shared_memory. It's also a better namespace name that is 
immediately usable without an alias.

Just my opinion, of course. :-)