8 Jan
2007
8 Jan
'07
11:28 p.m.
Larry Evans <cppljevans@cox-internet.com> writes:
and OOPS!, it was looking more like I'd reinvented the wheel after all :( (I'm not totally sure, but it looks like that's what was done. Please let me know if that's wrong.)
Looks like it. The key is to replace "manual" list traversal with overload resolution.
A "programmer's manual" describing, at least briefly, the implementation, would help future redesigners find their way and avoid the pain of reinventing yet another wheel. This was called "technical notes" before:
http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20051006.180034.8cd1ece3.en.html
Yeah, that would be great, wouldn't it? :) But who has time? -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com