Re: [boost] namespace boost?

Subject: Re: [boost] namespace boost?
From: Barend Gehrels (barend_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-19 03:18:18

>>>
>>> Even I am not convinced to the idea myself, but here it is: in cases like Boost.Tuple call the folder 'tuple_lib' and the namespace
>>> 'boost::tuple_lib'. This fixes the problem with ambiguous names and looks not worse than 'tuples'.
>> While I like the basic discussion about moving away from naming the namespace as the plural form of the class, I have always been for clarity and naming things after wthat they represent.
>>
>> So...why not call the folder 'tuple' (as it is the name of the library), the class 'tuple' and the namespace 'tuple_nmsp'. The names would be perfectly clear, no clashes in regards to singular/plural and in addition, you clearly can identify the namespace and the class...which can be confusing from time to time with the whole tuple/tuples thing otherwise....at least it is for me... ;)
>>
> Am I the only one who thinks adding the type of an identifier to the
> name is ugly? As in<identifier>_<type>  (in this case `tuple_nmsp` or
> `tuple_lib`)?
>
> Imagine if everytime you had to call a real person instead of just
> their name you had to say "<name>, friend" or "<name>, daughter". That
> wouldn't be very nice would it?
>
I agree with you, those suffices are too much. Just an "s" is enough. I 
personally can live with plural namespaces if they are necessary. So the 
guidelines on the website (put into this thread by Joachim)

http://www.boost.org/development/requirements.html#Naming_consistency

are clear, make sense, and are followed by most previous libraries. I 
see no reason for change.

Regards, Barend