Re: [boost] Monad (was: Re: [Boost-users] [afio] Formal review of Boost.AFIO)

Subject: Re: [boost] Monad (was: Re: [Boost-users] [afio] Formal review of Boost.AFIO)
From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-08-25 13:50:02

On 25 Aug 2015 at 17:49, Paul A. Bristow wrote:

> > But let me clear, if anyone can suggest a similarly short, instantly
> > recognisable, uniquely standout name for monad<T>, I'm all ears.
> 
> OK - here's a concrete suggestion.
> [snip]
> these are all *outcomes* - of varying types of varying and unspecified Thingy.
> 
> So rather than Thingy or Donkey, how about:
> 
>   Outcome<R>

I like Boost.Outcome and boost::outcome::basic_outcome<Policy>.

Do these make sense however:

outcome<T>: Can be empty/T/error_code/exception_ptr.

result<T>: Can be empty/T/error_code.

option<T>: Can be empty/T.

If people like this, I can change Boost.Monad to Boost.Outcome very 
easily.

Niall

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