On Sat, 2016-09-10 at 14:46 +0200, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 05:58:35AM +0200, Aristotle Pagaltzis wrote: > > * John M. Gamble <jgam...@ripco.com> [2016-09-09 22:12]: > > > Technically it's math, but I suspect people would be more likely > to use > > > the keyword 'boolean', or perhaps 'digital logic', when looking > for > > > something like this. > > > > > > (For supporting evidence, the Wikipedia article on the Quine- > McCluskey > > > algorithm nowhere uses 'math' in the current version of the > article.) > > > > But “mathematical” is the first non-stop-word besides “truth table” > in > > the Wikipedia entry for “truth table”. > > > > As for Boolean::Minimizer, I wouldn’t have the foggiest clue what > that > > module might be about from the name of it. Even after your > explanation, > > the foggiest clue is as much as I got. So I can’t really suggest > better. > > I vaguely suspect it’ll turn to be something best put in Data::, > but who > > knows. > > I suppose there's a problem here in that without being aware of the > problem being solved then no module name is going to be helpful. > > If I have understood correctly then Boolean::Minimizer would use > Algorithm::QuineMcCluskey, or the non-existent Algorithm::Espresso, > for > example, to do the actual minimisation. I don't think > Boolean::Minimizer is a bad name but, for what its worth, here are my > naming suggestions: > > - I would take the R off the end, to have Boolean::Minimize > - The Logic namespace looks like a mess, but I think this module > would > fit better in there: Logic::Minimize > - The correct spelling is Logic::Minimise > > They are in order of preference, but I'd recommend the first two.
Having followed this discussion (more or less, I have no clue what the MiuneMcCluskey alorithm is), but I like Logic::Minimise Lincoln
