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> a C++ library called Flock based on the ideas flock(2) being the name of the existing file-locking primitive on Linux, this is a terrible name for a new lock

by remram 5y ago

> a C++ library called Flock based on the ideas flock(2) being the name of the existing file-locking primitive on Linux, this is a terrible name for a new locking library.

melissalobos 5y ago
The best thing about C++ is the namespaces. This will never be an issue in the code itself, and judging from how google responds to my queries, they use a form of ELMO so the context should differentiate it.
- fivea 5y ago
  > The best thing about C++ is the namespaces That point matters nothing as the problem is not getting symbols mixed up, but name recognition.
  - diggernet 5y ago
    And finding documentation.