[boost] Re: algorithms namespace

"Peter Dimov" <pdimov@mmltd.net> writes:

I would turn the question around and ask what's wrong with boost::fs (and when I see boost I think std). I've never understood the rationale behind long namespace names. Yes, I can alias filesystem to fs myself. But when all of your users alias filesystem to fs, and you find yourself doing the same in documentation, examples, tests, and in your own code, then perhaps it should have been named fs in the first place.

I was very happy typing boost::filesystem::iterator when I used it, and I think it only benefitted the clarity of my code. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com