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Article #1327Re: Re: "module" facility for top-level namespace control
From: Shankar Unni
Date: Mon, 27 May 1991 04:58
Date: Mon, 27 May 1991 04:58
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In comp.std.c++, rfg@NCD.COM (Ron "Loose Cannon" :-] Guilmette) writes: > Given that Ada is a dirty word in most C++ circles, I think that "module" > is probably the choice which will engender the least hostility. An even more subjective criterion, but which, IMHO, should also be seriously considered, is the likelihood of a proposed keyword being used as an identifier in someone's C (or C++) program. One of the worst new keywords in C++ was "class", which broke a heck of a lot of old C programs (not to mention the X11 headers). Still, that's water under the bridge. Let's, however, try to avoid repeating the mistake. "module" *seems* less likely to be used as an id than "package", but what do I know? ----- Shankar Unni E-Mail: HP India Software Operation, Bangalore Internet: shankar@india.hp.com Phone : +91-812-261254 x417 UUCP: ...!hplabs!hpda!shankar
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!hpl-opus!hpcc05!hpyhde4!hpycla!hpcuhc!hpcupt3!shankar From: shankar@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Shankar Unni) Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: Re: "module" facility for top-level namespace control Message-ID: <46890001@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com> Date: 27 May 91 04:58:02 GMT References: <5508@lupine.NCD.COM> Organization: HP India Software Op., Bangalore Lines: 18