Re: [boost] [Review Results] Range.Ex library accepted into boost

Subject: Re: [boost] [Review Results] Range.Ex library accepted into boost
From: Arno Schödl (aschoedl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-04 10:46:38

> 5: naming convention for the adaptor generators
> ===============================================

> Many people like to be able to say make_transform_range(r,fun)
> instead of r | transformed( fun ). There was no concensus
> on how to name these functions. Here are some candidates:
>
>     make_transform_range( r, fun )
>    transformed( r, fun )
>    transform( r, fun ) (*)
>    transform_view( r, fun )
>
> (*) was dislike by some because it has exactly the same spelling as
> the algorithm transform. Many felt that the confusion is
> too big if view generators are not named different from the actual
> algorithms.

Irrespective of the pro and cons of this notation, I think putting the fun (or whatever other parameters there are in addition to the range) to the beginning, like make_transform_range( fun, r ), is a good idea to allow good readability of long chains. Chaining was one of the main arguments in favor of the pipe |, so allowing good chainability of the free function syntax is probably worthwhile.

Arno

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