Re: [boost] Indexed Set needs a name?

Hi Tom ----- Mensaje original ----- De: Tom Brinkman <reportbase@yahoo.com> Fecha: Domingo, Marzo 28, 2004 11:11 pm Asunto: [boost] Indexed Set needs a name?
I think that you should call the library "Nautilus". This name is arbitrary and sufficiently different than any other library name on boost or stl. You are expecting too much if you want the name of the library to represent the complete functionality of the library. If you named the library Nautilus, you could then name the indexed set, just a set. Everyone nows what a "set" is. Adding "indexed" to everthing does not help me understand what the library does.
Well, I hope we don't have to resort to an arbitrary name. IMHO those should be reserved for larger libraries, indexed_set after all is nothing but a container full-o-gadgets. Anyway, you're right that trying to find the perfect descriptive name is probably impossible, but at least some indication on what the library is about is useful (if "index" and "container" somehow appear around, you'll know the library is not about genetic algorithms, for instance.) The review will finish in a couple of days. By the last day I'll try to propose something reasonable which, if not loved by everybody, is at least a sufficiently good compromise. Best, Joaquín M López Muñoz Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo

"JOAQUIN LOPEZ MU?Z" <joaquin@tid.es> wrote in message news:199ea719b7dd.19b7dd199ea7@tid.es...
[...] Well, I hope we don't have to resort to an arbitrary name. IMHO those should be reserved for larger libraries, indexed_set after all is nothing but a container full-o-gadgets. [...]
I agree that indexed_set probably is not an appropriate library for a special name. If all Boost libraries had non-descriptive names, Boost would be pretty hard to talk about, I think. Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.581 / Virus Database: 368 - Release Date: 2/9/2004
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