On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:10 AM, Robert Jones <robertgbjones@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mar 21, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Max Sobolev wrote:
On 21.03.2011 13:43, Joachim Faulhaber wrote:
(1) Template parameter Identifiers are lower case except for the first
letter. This is official boost policy. Only BOOST_MACROS are
completely upper case. So:
template<class Left, class Right, class Result> instead of template<class LHS, class RHS, class RET> Abbrs. are dscrgd. ;)
agree.
I /hate/ lhs/rhs identifiers :( (despite my respect to people that use it (Scott Meyers etc.) :))
How curious... despite all their demonstrable short comings (similarity, redundancy, etc), I think that pair of identifiers are some of the best, most instantly recognisable and understandable identifiers ever coined!
+1.
Each to their own I guess.
I would go further: it's a mistake to break with a well-established convention that works just on principle. The chance that your alternative will work better in practice is extremely low. -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com