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[2a0a:51c0::ffa]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id c1-v6si20963071wre.292.2018.11.15.00.59.37 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:59:37 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 2a0a:51c0::ffa is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of cmeerw@cmeerw.org) client-ip=2a0a:51c0::ffa; Original-Received: from cmeerw by edge.cmeerw.net with local (Exim 4.91) (envelope-from ) id 1gNDUx-0004r4-8u; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:59:39 +0100 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-PGP-Key: 1024D/2B10BE68, 1998-06-29 X-PGP-Fingerprint: 0289 5466 C1F5 B03C DBA7 6304 8CAF 9782 2B10 BE68 X-Original-Sender: cmeerw@cmeerw.org X-Original-Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@cmeerw.org header.s=dkim header.b=Sn59NnhH; spf=neutral (google.com: 2a0a:51c0::ffa is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of cmeerw@cmeerw.org) smtp.mailfrom=cmeerw@cmeerw.org Precedence: list Mailing-list: list std-proposals@isocpp.org; contact std-proposals+owners@isocpp.org List-ID: X-Spam-Checked-In-Group: std-proposals@isocpp.org X-Google-Group-Id: 399137483710 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.lang.c++.isocpp.proposals:41022 Archived-At: Hi, On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 12:41:06AM -0800, gmisocpp@gmail.com wrote: > Currently in C++ we defined code in namespaces like this > > namespace my_name_space > { > class whatever > { > } > } // my_name_space > > > I find this syntax unsatisfying because: > 1. The general advice in most code style guidelines I've seen is to not > intent code in a namespace. This means it puts two braces together at the > same indentation level which I find rather ugly. Really, is that the advice? Don't think I have seen that advice. > 2. As namespaces tend to contain many lines of code the closing brace is a > long way away from where it is opened which means you are obligated to put > a comment in saying what the namespace closing namespace brace refers to. > If you don't, it's really hard to know what the brace refers to just by > looking at i. Code editors know how to match braces. BTW, another option would be: namespace my_name_space { class whatever; } class my_name_space::whatever { }; > 3. If you do put a comment you the comment can get out of sync if you > change the namespace name. > > I would much rather something like this: > > namespace my_name_space: > > class whatever > { > } > > namespace my_name_space; It seems way too easy to confuse ":" with ";" to make this a viable option. Christof -- http://cmeerw.org sip:cmeerw at cmeerw.org mailto:cmeerw at cmeerw.org xmpp:cmeerw at cmeerw.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ISO C++ Standard - Future Proposals" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to std-proposals+unsubscribe@isocpp.org. To post to this group, send email to std-proposals@isocpp.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/isocpp.org/d/msgid/std-proposals/20181115085939.GO2073%40edge.cmeerw.net. .