Re: [boost] there already is an ASIO.

From: Phil Nash (phil.nash.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-27 07:46:41

Christopher Kohlhoff wrote:
> Hi James,
> 
> --- James McCartney <asynth_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> This library's name should be changed as it will lead to confusion.  
>> There is already an audio i/o library called ASIO which has been in  
>> use for years in audio applications and supported by many software  
>> vendors and hardware manufacturers.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_stream_input_output
>> http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213488,00.html
> 
> I don't think it will lead to confusion.
> 

I have to admit, when I returned to boost after some time away and saw a 
lot of discussion about the Asio library, I did wonder why boost was 
getting involved in audio!
Of course, once I got around to reading the content of the postings it 
cleared things up - but even if I suspected that Boost's Asio was not 
the same as Steinberg's, I didn't realise that it was to do with Asynch 
(or Synch) IO until I looked into it more closely.

It's more for the latter reason that I too would welcome a (slight) 
change to the name (remotely possible trademark issues aside).
 From the current suggestions I like async_io, although I see that it 
could be a problem if a synchronouse version was implemented.
I like the ambiguity of the S, which some have exploited to mean: Aynch/ 
Synch IO. Perhaps we could keep the letters, but stress the grouping 
like this: as_io ?

Just my thoughts. I like the library and would to hate to think it got 
overlooked by some because the name doesn't give too many clues as to 
purpose.

Best regards,

[)o
IhIL..