5: naming convention for the adaptor generators ===============================================
Many people like to be able to say make_transform_range(r,fun) instead of r | transformed( fun ). There was no concensus on how to name these functions. Here are some candidates:
make_transform_range( r, fun ) transformed( r, fun ) transform( r, fun ) (*) transform_view( r, fun )
(*) was dislike by some because it has exactly the same spelling as the algorithm transform. Many felt that the confusion is too big if view generators are not named different from the actual algorithms.
Irrespective of the pro and cons of this notation, I think putting the fun (or whatever other parameters there are in addition to the range) to the beginning, like make_transform_range( fun, r ), is a good idea to allow good readability of long chains. Chaining was one of the main arguments in favor of the pipe |, so allowing good chainability of the free function syntax is probably worthwhile. Arno -- Dr. Arno Schoedl · aschoedl@think-cell.com Technical Director think-cell Software GmbH · Invalidenstr. 34 · 10115 Berlin, Germany http://www.think-cell.com · phone +49-30-666473-10 · toll-free (US) +1-800-891-8091 Directors: Dr. Markus Hannebauer, Dr. Arno Schoedl · Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg, HRB 85229