Satyam Shekhar wrote:
One of the factors influencing this would obviously be whether segmented iterators are going to be used widely in the future for other containers. (hash tables etc)
The segmented iterator abstraction certainly makes a lot of sense, so is there any reason why it should not be used widely in the future? Perhaps Andrei Alexandrescu will tell us some reasons why not: Dave Abrahams (http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2009/03/150068.php) wrote:
The official schedule is now live at http://www.boostcon.com/program! A few highlights of the "mouth-watering content" (in the words of one enrollee) are:
* A keynote address from Andrei Alexandrescu called "Iterators Must Go." It's sure to be provocative!
I hope there will be some way to learn about his opinions even for non-BoostCon participants. Regards, Thomas