Re: [scope] Scope review starts on November 26th

From: Rainer Deyke (rdeyke_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-12-01 08:17:16

On 30.11.23 18:49, Andrey Semashev via Boost wrote:
> On 11/30/23 12:29, Дмитрий Архипов via Boost wrote:
>> 6. include/boost/scope/detail/is_not_like.hpp: no human readable
>> explanation of what this type-trait is supposed to do.
> 
> It tests whether the left-hand type is not an instantiation of the
> right-hand template.

Have you considered inverting this test?  I consider negative conditions 
in identifiers a code smell because they tend to lead to confusing 
double negatives.  !is_like reads as clearly to me as is_not_like, but 
!is_not_like reads much worse than is_like.

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Rainer Deyke (rainerd_at_[hidden])