[openssl-dev] OpenSSL version 1.1.0 pre release 1 published

[Salz, Rich]

> It is not impossible to maintain a code base that uses up to 32 char long
> function names - without losing the readability of the code.
> I agree that it requires some extra focus from the developers side - but
> coding a security software needs that (and even more) focus anyway.

Yes, but symbol names are a distraction from the main focus of security.

Many of the >32 char names are auto-generated via #define's an ASN1 parsing.  Most of the others follow common convention used elsewhere in the code. Consistency is more important than support for old platforms :)