Joel de Guzman <joel@boost-consulting.com> writes:
David Abrahams wrote:
Joel de Guzman <joel@boost-consulting.com> writes:
I *really* don't have an opinion about what the right choice should be. That said, terms like gobbledegook seem needlessly judgemental, and as such I think they only cloud the issues.
But, IMO, it *is* unclear and wordy jargon (http://tinyurl.com/954xg) I find the explanation very difficult to follow.
I know what "gobbledegook" means; it's highly pejorative. A link to the explanation in question would be more useful here.
Oh, I forgot: http://boost.org/libs/optional/doc/optional.html#refassign
To this day, I'm still befuddled at the explanation.
Except for the last paragraph -- which I agree is confusing but which is also not needed to understand the rationale -- it seems perfectly clear to me. Reasonable, too. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com