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. Then, again, I did not mean to belittle anyone, especially Fernando.
I'd really like to see a careful and non-judgemental comparison of the two possible design choices, describing the advantages and disadvantages of each one. Until we see something like that, I doubt we will be able to come to a useful consensus.
Ok. Agreed.
So who will prepare that comparison?
I'm too biased. I'd rather leave it to someone else to do that. Regards, -- Joel de Guzman http://www.boost-consulting.com http://spirit.sf.net