[zeromq-dev] [otish] "Why ZeroMQ"

Matt Weinstein matt_weinstein at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 27 13:11:22 CEST 2010


Yes, which layer _are_ we naming, policy or implementation?

I think the STREAM part encapsulates the policy, IN/OUT the specific  
node type.

On Jul 27, 2010, at 7:07 AM, Pieter Hintjens wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Pieter Hintjens <ph at imatix.com>  
> wrote:
>
>>> Yeah, this is good. IN = can receive, OUT = can send.
>>
>> Why not be explicit, then... SENDER, RECEIVER?
>
> And these names still don't say anything at all about the pattern,
> which is load balancing and fair queuing...
>
> How about FANOUT and FANIN, which combine the notion of in/out with
> the notion of distribution and collecting?
>
> -Pieter
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