foreach_reverse is better than ever

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2/14/10 18:18, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Leandro Lucarella wrote:
>> Michel Fortin, el 14 de febrero a las 07:48 me escribiste:
>>> On 2010-02-14 05:12:41 -0500, Jacob Carlborg <doob at me.com> said:
>>>
>>>> It iterates backwards, all the way back to the 50s. I think
>>>> "reverse" is a much better word.
>>> Agree.
>>>
>>> My dictionary says: "retro": imitative of a style, fashion, or
>>> design from the recent past.
>>>
>>> It's an amusing name in the way Andrei likes it, but the meaning
>>> isn't very clear. "reverse" would be a better name.
>>
>> This is a pattern in Andrei, which I think it really hurts the language
>> (the names are very clever and funny, but that shouldn't be the point of
>> a name, a name should be clear).
>
> At least in this case being funny was not the point. I needed a name
> that was (a) short, (b) different from "reverse", (c) memorable. It is
> understood that other paint colors are available, but please don't
> forget to give a little love to the painter. :o) It would be of course
> best if names that arguably hurt the language were changed, so please
> compile a list.
>
> Andrei

I never understood the reason for that the names need to be short. I 
think the most important thing is that the names are clear. Just look at 
the C standard library, it's horrible, almost every name is an 
abbreviation of some kind.