funq: syntax that doesn't scare off C++ developers

Samuel Gaist samuel.gaist at edeltech.ch
Fri Jul 25 22:48:59 UTC 2014


On 26 juil. 2014, at 00:23, "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo at kde.org> wrote:

> On Saturday, July 26, 2014 00:16:55 Samuel Gaist wrote:
>> I was wondering if using std as the name of funq's base library is a good
>> choice. C++ developers might think that it's a wrapper of the STL library
>> to use in funq.
> 
> actually, that's why i used it .. well, not to confuse people into thinking it 
> is an STL wrapper, but because it is a familiar name for the standard library. 
> comfort through familiarity.
> 
> it needs to be namespaced (i truly dislike using languages that pollute the 
> global namespace with their standard library ...)
> 
> i'm open to suggestions …
> 

I see your point and find it good however that one might be a bit too familiar.

When you say namespaced, do you mean something like:
 
qore.std.debug::log(z)

?




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