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Re: "DRES"
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Paavo Helde
Aug 8, 2018, 1:40:30 AM8/8/18
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On 8.08.2018 6:03, Stefan Ram wrote:
> Someone suggested "DRES", "destruct resources
> on exit scope", because "RAII" was misleading.
You can think of RAII as a proper name, then it is not misleading. Where
I am from there is a saying "the name does not spoil a man". Indeed, we
are not going to rename New York despite of it being several centuries
old by now.
>
> I see problems with "DRES":
> My own suggestion might be something like "OLIREL",
And create an endless confusion and arguments about whether "OLIREL" is
exactly the same as RAII or are there some differences.
> I can live very well with just keeping "RAII".
Good, we have already enough politicians and C-level managers who are
just renaming departments and state offices because they cannot figure
out anything else to do.
> Someone suggested "DRES", "destruct resources
> on exit scope", because "RAII" was misleading.
You can think of RAII as a proper name, then it is not misleading. Where
I am from there is a saying "the name does not spoil a man". Indeed, we
are not going to rename New York despite of it being several centuries
old by now.
>
> I see problems with "DRES":
> My own suggestion might be something like "OLIREL",
And create an endless confusion and arguments about whether "OLIREL" is
exactly the same as RAII or are there some differences.
> I can live very well with just keeping "RAII".
Good, we have already enough politicians and C-level managers who are
just renaming departments and state offices because they cannot figure
out anything else to do.
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