At 03:46 AM 2/28/2003, Joel de Guzman wrote: >Terje Slettebų wrote: > >>> You don't need to know the template parameters to know that it >>> is a *pair*. That's the big difference. The template parameter is an >>> abstract concept. Detached from the parameters, it is still a pair. >>> The same does >> not >>> hold for managed<T>. What is "managed"? It is not even a noun >>> without the qualifiers. >> >> Good point, it's not a noun. "resource_manager", "manager" or >> "resource" are nouns, so they may be better. >> >>> managed<widget> // does this *manage* the actual rendering into >>> the window? >>> >>> Gotcha! No it doesn't! >> >> To adjust it so it becomes a noun: >> >> manager<widget> >> >> Manager of widget. It's kind of implied that what is managed is the >> resource itself, even though "resource" doesn't say anywhere. This is >> similar to that you think it's implied that resource<widget> means it >> manages the resource, even though "manage" doesn't say anywhere. >> >> By the way, I used "widget" in the meaning of "anything", as it's >> used some places (like "foo" and "bar"). > >Look at it this way. Which noun best describes the following: >1) You acquire it >2) You release it >3) You transfer its ownership > >A) manager >B) resource >C) managed
releaser >> "resource_manager" starts to look attractive, again. ;) > >Perhaps. But there's a *better* and *shorter* alternative that very well fits >the description. We can say: linear_list_of_items_manager<int>, YUCK! >Instead, we say list<int>. The management *is* implicit! > >Also, in general, I would say that any name suffixed by "_manager" are best >used for classes that manage *many* things simultaneously, NOT JUST ONE. >Take a window_manager for example. It is something that manages the operations >of many windows. In the Macintosh, for example, the resource manager manages >"all* the resources in an application. > >-- >Joel de Guzman >joel at boost-consulting.com >http://www.boost-consulting.com >http://spirit.sf.net > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
