From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-08 13:15:06
Matthias Schabel <boost_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> I think a good starting point for reducing compile time, and more
>> importantly, *code-writing time* would be to shorten those names.
>
> I don't really know about compile time reduction - a smart compiler
> will undoubtedly use a hash of some sort to reduce names into integers
> or something more manageable...
Note: my research indicates most compilers are not very smart.
I doubt name length will have much of an effect, though. Nesting, on
the other hand... ;-)
-- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com