SLQB - and then there were four [LWN.net]

SLQB - and then there were four

Posted Dec 16, 2008 20:29 UTC (Tue) by riddochc (guest, #43)
Parent article: SLQB - and then there were four

Interesting. This calls for an explanation of the difference between the various allocators - it sounds, from this article, that they have a fair amount in common with each other.

Any suggestions on how to pronounce SLQB? :)

SLQB - and then there were four

Posted Dec 16, 2008 20:35 UTC (Tue) by BlueLightning (subscriber, #38978) [Link]

How about "slickwib"?

SLQB - and then there were four

Posted Dec 16, 2008 20:41 UTC (Tue) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047) [Link] (1 responses)

Any suggestions on how to pronounce SLQB? :)

"Guppie."

No real reason, it's just that, since SLQB is unpronounceable, and all the others are variations of "slab", this would serve to differentiate it.

SLQB - and then there were four

Posted Dec 16, 2008 21:37 UTC (Tue) by tao (subscriber, #17563) [Link]

SlCube. It's O(n²) in complexity, and was created specifically to make the other MM's look better in comparison :)

Pronouncing SLQB

Posted Dec 16, 2008 20:41 UTC (Tue) by pr1268 (guest, #24648) [Link]

How about "SLICK-bee"? Or "sluh-CUE-bee"?

SLQB - and then there were four

Posted Dec 17, 2008 12:58 UTC (Wed) by jengelh (subscriber, #33263) [Link] (4 responses)

Simple as that - [ɛs][ɛl][kjuː][biː] or, localized for Germany, [ɛs][ɛl][kuː][beː].

BTW, I condone the use of English approximations such as bee for, eh well, English sounds. It does not help non-English speakers at all and only makes for loads of confusion (yes, I am referring to that sibling post above this one). Because that's [beː] for some (most?) people outside the realm of the English language. Please, just ♯ use IPA.

SLQB - and then there were four

Posted Dec 17, 2008 14:01 UTC (Wed) by Los__D (guest, #15263) [Link] (1 responses)

Since this is an english speaking forum, english approximations are fine.

SLQB - and then there were four

Posted Dec 20, 2008 12:09 UTC (Sat) by jengelh (subscriber, #33263) [Link]

This is a written forum, not a spoken one.

condone?

Posted Dec 20, 2008 11:40 UTC (Sat) by BradReed (subscriber, #5917) [Link] (1 responses)

Sounds more like you condemn the use, rather than condone it.

condone?

Posted Dec 20, 2008 12:10 UTC (Sat) by jengelh (subscriber, #33263) [Link]

Indeed so.

Free your inner dyslexic:

Posted Dec 18, 2008 17:49 UTC (Thu) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989) [Link] (1 responses)

"Quibbles"

Free your inner dyslexic:

Posted Dec 19, 2008 3:47 UTC (Fri) by ncm (guest, #165) [Link]

OK, "Quibbles" wins by acclamation.