Re: [boost] [review] Fusion Library Accepted

From: Joel de Guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-06 06:35:58

dan marsden wrote:
> Ronald Garcia wrote:

>> * The library name "Fusion", though not arbitrary, says little about
>>   the library's purpose.  There is precedent for this within boost,
>>   however.  A name change is not mandatory for the
>>   library's acceptance, but it would be worth while for the authors to
>>   consider a more telling name.
> 
> I actually like the current name, as I also like the names Boost.Spirit and Boost.Xpressive as examples of other boost libs. In the absence of a natural name for the library such as the
> Boost Concept Library or the Boost Graph Library, I'd rather stick with the current name than change to some awkward acronym. 
> 
> Of course if somebody has a good idea for natural sounding name, that would be cool, and may
> help new users identify the library as being suitable/unsuitable for their needs.

Fusion was originally intended to be a code name. Now, I find it very
natural to refer to the library using that name. If anyone comes up
with a good acronym, I'm still inclined to use Fusion and add the
Acronym with it. Example:

           Boost.Fusion.TAL
     Tuples and Algorithms Library

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Joel de Guzman
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