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Subject: Re: [boost] lhs/rhs ([Review] Type Traits Extension ending tomorrow)
From: Joshua Juran (jjuran_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-21 08:16:21


On Mar 21, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Max Sobolev wrote:

> On 21.03.2011 13:43, Joachim Faulhaber wrote:
>> (1) Template parameter Identifiers are lower case except for the
>> first
>> letter. This is official boost policy. Only BOOST_MACROS are
>> completely upper case. So:
>>
>> template<class Left, class Right, class Result> instead of
>> template<class LHS, class RHS, class RET> Abbrs. are dscrgd. ;)
>
> agree.
>
> I /hate/ lhs/rhs identifiers :( (despite my respect to people that
> use it (Scott Meyers etc.) :))

Is that because they're initialisms rather than actual words, or
because the vestigial term 'hand' carries no information?

Josh


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