Re: [boost] [review][Fit] Review of Fit starts today : September 8 - September 17

Subject: Re: [boost] [review][Fit] Review of Fit starts today : September 8 - September 17
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-09-18 15:28:35

On 9/18/17 7:45 AM, paul via Boost wrote:

>> If I may suggest a name: I like description on github "function utility
>> library". So what about "Function Utilities", which is quite descriptive. On
>> the Boost library page it would be inserted next to "Function" and "Function
>> Types", which - ironically - seems quite "fit"ting.
> 
> But if I use the FunctionUtilities, I would find calling
> `boost::function_utilities::pipable` or
> `BOOST_FUNCTION_UTILITIES_STATIC_FUNCTION` to be just too long.

at least as far as the namespace is concerned, users can and often do 
declare namespace alias.

Users could also use a forwarding define - eg

#define BFU_STATIC_FUNCTION BOOST_FUNCTION_UTILITIES_STATIC_FUNCTION

So if the length of names is a concern it is addressable.  Perhaps a 
small section in the docs might suggest this.  There's no issue with 
name collision as it's it totally in the hands of the user who might 
want to make his own code more readable.

Speaking of docs - a section FAQ might be a good place for all the 
miscellaneous questions which arise in the review and subsequent 
complaints.  If you keep updating this, you'll find that you get no more 
questions eventually.

FunctionUtilities.  This seems to overlap with boost.callable library.

here are ones that occurred to me

UnifiedFunctionCalling
UnifiedFunctionInteraces
FunctionInterfaces

Naming is always an issue and never satisfies everyone.  Just do your best.

Robert Ramey

> 
> I think HigherOrderFunctions is much more descriptive, and then I could use
> the namespace `hof` for short.
> 
> Also, the word 'utility' is not very descriptive, and I would prefer to move
> away from using it. Boost.Utility contains random things in it that are
> unrelated, and I don't want this library to be described as a collection of
> random and unrelated functions.
> 
> 
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