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Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [typeindex v3.0] Peer review begins Mon 21st ends Wed 30th
From: Gavin Lambert (gavinl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-04-23 18:54:55


On 24/04/2014 04:56, quoth Klaim - Joël Lamotte:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Nat Goodspeed <nat_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> I don't suppose boost::typeindex would be an improvement? That name at
>> least immediately suggests to the reader which library to look up.
>>
>
> In my opinion, even boost::typeidx would be an improvement over
> boost::typeind.

+1 to boost::typeindex. (And +0.5 to boost::typeidx.)

boost::typeind makes me think "type indirection" or "type
indeterminate". Which I suppose isn't an entirely bad association under
the circumstances, but is probably not what was intended.


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