On Sun, 2010-05-09 at 12:19 -0400, Scott McMurray wrote:
I initially used boost::hash, forgetting that the unordered containers have already claimed that name. A number of alternatives have been proposed, so I hoped to get some thoughts from the wider community. [...] - boost::hash_algo or boost::hash_algorithms Following the string_algo precedent.
What is the "string_algo precedent"? The string algorithms are in headers under boost/algorithm/string/, and live in namespace boost::algorithm (but are also pulled into namespace boost). [...]
- boost::hash_algo It would be better to not use an abbrev. - boost::hash_algorithms or boost::hashing_algorithms or boost::message_digest Shorter namespaces are generally preferred, where possible.
If the name "algorithm" is going to be in the namespace at all, wouldn't it make more sense to put it under boost::algorithm (either directly, or as a nested namespace)? Phil -- Phil Richards, <news@derived-software.ltd.uk>