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Started by Scott Robert Ladd
Wed, 22 Nov 1995 21:44
Re: STL allocator spec broken?
Author: Scott Robert Ladd
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 21:44
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 21:44
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>Are you talking about: > 1) the Working Paper specification, or, > 2) The Stepanov/Lee specification? I guess I'm ignorant here; what the heck is a "Stepanov/Lee specification, and what is its relevance to Stnadard C++? >...generally you WILL be writing almost all modern C++ code as templates. While I certainly use a LOT of templates in my work (heck, I've written four books full of template examples), I DON'T see any obligation to use them for all code. I've always been a believer in using the right tool for the right job; my whole reason for using C++ is that it offers considerable flexibility. In many cases, template are over-used; and I find that templates lead to lazy programming, where a "generic" tool is used in place of a tuned, application-focused piece of code. -- Scott Robert Ladd Freelance Writer & InfoMiner Coyote Gulch Productions 102757.1646@compuserve.com 957 Empire Avenue 970/387-0271 voice Silverton, CO 81433-0617 970/387-0277 fax [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. Submission address: std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu. Contact address: std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu. The moderation policy is summarized in http://dogbert.lbl.gov/~matt/std-c++/policy.html. ]
Re: STL allocator spec broken?
Author: David Vandevoorde
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 01:59
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 01:59
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>>>>> "SRL" == Scott Robert Ladd <102757.1646@compuserve.com> writes: >> Are you talking about: >> 1) the Working Paper specification, or, >> 2) The Stepanov/Lee specification? SRL> I guess I'm ignorant here; what the heck is a "Stepanov/Lee SRL> specification, and what is its relevance to Stnadard C++? [...] Alexander Stepanov is widely regarded as the ``father of STL''; Meng Lee was his assistant while he further developed STL at HP. The two of them wrote (and maintained) a document with specifications for STL: that is item `2)' above. Daveed --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. Submission address: std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu. Contact address: std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu. The moderation policy is summarized in http://dogbert.lbl.gov/~matt/std-c++/policy.html. ]
Re: STL allocator spec broken?
Author: John Max Skaller
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 02:51
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 02:51
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102757.1646@compuserve.com (Scott Robert Ladd) wrote: >>Are you talking about: > >> 1) the Working Paper specification, or, >> 2) The Stepanov/Lee specification? > >I guess I'm ignorant here; what the heck is a "Stepanov/Lee >specification, and what is its relevance to Stnadard C++? The original document describing STL by Stepanov and Lee is separately maintained from the specification in the Working Paper, and presented quite differently. While they generally agree on most details, this is one they appear not to on. > >>...generally you WILL be writing almost all modern C++ code as templates. > >While I certainly use a LOT of templates in my work (heck, I've >written four books full of template examples), I DON'T see any >obligation to use them for all code. I've always been a believer in >using the right tool for the right job; my whole reason for using C++ >is that it offers considerable flexibility. In many cases, template >are over-used; and I find that templates lead to lazy programming, >where a "generic" tool is used in place of a tuned, >application-focused piece of code. I guess I'm biased, being a library builder rather than application oriented. -- John Max Skaller voice: 61-2-566-2189 81 Glebe Point Rd fax: 61-2-660-0850 GLEBE NSW 2037 email: maxtal@suphys.physics.oz.au AUSTRALIA email: skaller@maxtal.com.au --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. Submission address: std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu. Contact address: std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu. The moderation policy is summarized in http://dogbert.lbl.gov/~matt/std-c++/policy.html. ]
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