Re: [boost] there already is an ASIO.

From: Silex (silex0r_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-26 11:38:10

libio ?
ionet ?

:)

On 4/26/06, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> "Olaf van der Spek" <olafvdspek_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:b2cc26e40604260753h6dce7c95k85dd624cc29dadea_at_mail.gmail.com...
> > On 4/26/06, Jose <jmalv04_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >> On 4/26/06, Paul A Bristow <pbristow_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > to escape from the async-ness which doesn't seem important in the
> >> > bigger
> >> > picture into which this library promises to fit in future?
> >> >
> >>
> >> boost::asio big contribution is in async handling ( networking now and
> >> file
> >> i/o in the future) so I think is hard to find a better, shorter and more
> >> precise name
> >
> > Why should it be shorter?
> > I think async_io is both better and more precise as it's immediately
> > clear what the a stands for.
>
> I agree. But if the plan is to also provide synchronous I/O, then the name
> should be broadened, IMO.
>
> --Beman
>
>
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