29 Dec
2004
29 Dec
'04
8:43 a.m.
Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
The reason we dropped the named template parameter interface to iterator adaptors was that nobody was using it. The default computation was so complicated that most iterator authors wanted to specify all the parameters explicitly. So before we make NTP into a real library I'd like to see it pass some real-world usability tests. If there was at least anecdotal evidence that people were using and liking it, I'd be satisfied.
I remember NTP were really usefull in multi-policy based solutions. (for example policy based smart pointer)
I think it is useful in single-policy based solutions as well with "variable" number of template parameters. For instance you could imagine tuple having an assignment policy. Eugene