RE: Naming conventions & C++ features

["Tanton, Myrl" <myrl.tanton@cdott.com>]

Hi Cristian,

Your prefix thought is a good one... you should consider having an initial
underscore as well.  
(for the same reasons the Std C libary does it.)


cheers,

Myrl


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Christian Reiniger [SMTP:warewolf@mayn.de]
> Sent:	Thursday, August 06, 1998 11:59 AM
> To:	PenguinPlay
> Subject:	Naming conventions & C++ features
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Just a thought - IMHO we should have some special naming convention for
> all
> symbols of the procedural (C) part that are used only internally (just as
> the internal Std C library functions are preceded with an underscore).
> 
> My suggestion:
> pp<partprefix>__<remaining part>
> 
> Examples:
> ppg2D__DrawLine ()
> ppf__OpenArchive ()
> 
> 
> Second - will we use the std namespace in the OO parts?
> g++ 2.8.1 and egcs 1.0.3 already support it as a special case and the
> forthcoming egcs 1.1 will have full namespace support.
> Furthermore - I got the impression during the last months that the ANSI
> C++
> standard (including the std namespace) is being accepted very fast. 
> I don't like to present a brand new library that relies on nonstandard
> compiler behavior by using obsolete constructs.
> 
> Just my $0.02 EUR......
> 
> Cu
> 	Christian
> 
> PS: At http://www.d6.com/users/checker/dynamics.htm is an article about
> physics in games. I haven't looked at it into great depth yet, but it
> seems
> to be good.
> 
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