On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 05:58:35AM +0200, Aristotle Pagaltzis wrote: > * John M. Gamble <jgam...@ripco.com> [2016-09-09 22:12]: > > Technically it's math, but I suspect people would be more likely to use > > the keyword 'boolean', or perhaps 'digital logic', when looking for > > something like this. > > > > (For supporting evidence, the Wikipedia article on the Quine-McCluskey > > algorithm nowhere uses 'math' in the current version of the article.) > > But “mathematical” is the first non-stop-word besides “truth table” in > the Wikipedia entry for “truth table”. > > As for Boolean::Minimizer, I wouldn’t have the foggiest clue what that > module might be about from the name of it. Even after your explanation, > the foggiest clue is as much as I got. So I can’t really suggest better. > I vaguely suspect it’ll turn to be something best put in Data::, but who > knows.
I suppose there's a problem here in that without being aware of the problem being solved then no module name is going to be helpful. If I have understood correctly then Boolean::Minimizer would use Algorithm::QuineMcCluskey, or the non-existent Algorithm::Espresso, for example, to do the actual minimisation. I don't think Boolean::Minimizer is a bad name but, for what its worth, here are my naming suggestions: - I would take the R off the end, to have Boolean::Minimize - The Logic namespace looks like a mess, but I think this module would fit better in there: Logic::Minimize - The correct spelling is Logic::Minimise They are in order of preference, but I'd recommend the first two. -- Paul Johnson - p...@pjcj.net http://www.pjcj.net
