The review of the pimpl_ptr library by Asger Mangaard starts today, Monday May 15th, 2006, and runs through May 25th, 2006. (Boost Reviews RSS feed <http://tinyurl.com/ogpj6>) Pimpl Pointer ------------- :Author: Asger Mangaard :Download: Boost Sandbox (http://boost-consulting.com/vault/) as "pimpl_ptr.zip". Direct download at <http://tinyurl.com/m66ox>. :Description: The pimpl idiom is widely used to reduce compile times and disable code coupling. It does so by moving private parts of a class from the .hpp file to the .cpp file. However, it's implementation can be tricky, and with many pitfalls (especially regarding memory management). The pimpl_ptr library is a single header file, implementing a special policy based smart pointer to greatly ease the implementation of the pimpl idiom. Review questions ---------------- Please always explicitly state in your review, whether you think the library should be accepted into Boost. You might want to comment on the following questions: - What is your evaluation of the design? - What is your evaluation of the implementation? - What is your evaluation of the documentation? - What is your evaluation of the potential usefulness of the library? - Did you try to use the library? With what compiler? Did you have any problems? - How much effort did you put into your evaluation? A glance? A quick reading? In-depth study? - Are you knowledgeable about the problem domain? Enjoy, Rene. -- -- Grafik - Don't Assume Anything -- Redshift Software, Inc. - http://redshift-software.com -- rrivera/acm.org - grafik/redshift-software.com -- 102708583/icq - grafikrobot/aim - grafikrobot/yahoo