Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [Review] Type Traits Extension by Frederic Bron - Review summary and decision

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [Review] Type Traits Extension by Frederic Bron - Review summary and decision
From: Stewart, Robert (Robert.Stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-28 08:57:43

Joachim Faulhaber wrote:
> 2011/3/28 Stewart, Robert <Robert.Stewart_at_[hidden]>:
> > Joachim Faulhaber wrote:
> >> 2011/3/27 Frédéric Bron <frederic.bron_at_[hidden]>:
> >> >
> >> > What about is_callable_plus, is_callable_plus_assign, ...
> >> > i.e. is_callable_xxxx where xxxx the same as in Boost.Proto?
> >> >
> >> > I know that is_xxxx_callable reads better but I like to have
> >> > a common prefix longer than is_.
> >>
> >> Is there any problem related to using a short prefix like
> >> "is_"?
> >
> > I like short prefixes when they are meaningful, but
> > is_add/is_addition/is_plus means nothing.
>
> sigh ... I assume this is clear for everyone, particularly as
> Frédéric's proposal has an additional suffix _callable in combination
> here.

I'm sorry to frustrate you, but I took the foregoing to ask whether something like "is_plus" would work.

> I am particularly interested if there is a rational against a short
> prefix *in general* as Frédéric's statement
>
> >>> ... but I like to have a common prefix longer than is_.
>
> seem to imply such a general rule. Frédéric, are you generally prefer
> prefix name extensions? Why not consider suffixes, if they read
> better, e.g.

I have no problem with a short prefix per se.

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