on Tue Nov 25 2008, "Tomas Puverle" <Tomas.Puverle-AT-morganstanley.com> wrote:
When we use the term "concept", we're referring to a specific convention for abstraction in the generic programming paradigm. See the introduction to the original STL. http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/stl_introduction.html
Daniel,
I wondered if someone may step up and try and correct my usage of the word "concept". While writing the post, I even though about using a different expression but I just assumed the meaning was going to be clear from the context. I would have used a capitalised "Concept" to refer to what you describe.
I think Daniel's point was not to correct you, but to clarify that he and most others in this thread actually meant the thing you spell with a capital 'C' whenever they have been talking about the library's concepts.
However, I take your point and I'll try to be more careful with my communication. Perhaps you can forgive a small slip-up by this non-native speaker.
I don't think anyone was trying to nitpick your english usage, which, as far as I can tell, is indistinguishable from that of a native speaker. -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com