| -----Original Message----- | From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org | [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Beman Dawes | Sent: 29 December 2005 02:40 | To: boost@lists.boost.org | Subject: Re: [boost] singleton asio::demuxer | asdefault?(was:asioformalreview begins) | | I have a mild preference for io_services. Having racked my brain to come up with a better idea than this or the several other ideas, I have strong preference for Beman's original suggestion: io_service I think it just hits the spot. The pluralization is entirely unecessary as a 'service' can include many elements - think 'service' at a restaurant. And iostream is singular (but lacks the _ so ioservice would be consistent but not nice?). 'Driver' is a daft name - and always has been IMO. asio is short and snappy - does it stand for Async AND Sync Input Output? But is the sync or not that important? | Thanks for worrying about such quibbles - good names do help a library. I agree that names are _really_ important. Paul -- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB Phone and SMS text +44 1539 561830, Mobile and SMS text +44 7714 330204 mailto: pbristow@hetp.u-net.com http://www.hetp.u-net.com/index.html http://www.hetp.u-net.com/Paul%20A%20Bristow%20info.html