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From: Andrei Alexandrescu (andrewalex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-30 12:14:41


"Aleksey Gurtovoy" <agurtovoy_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:4034600A4760D411B8720001031D84FB010963B5_at_postoffice.office.meta...
> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> > I was talking about my own experience. For example, MWCW handles
> > dot-typelists so fast, I had doubts it compiled the code correctly :o).
>
> MWCW is not the only compiler around here, nor it's the only one people
use
> in their everyday job.

I made that point to find an answer to the following question: if compilers
did not have pathological trouble with template instantiation, would MPL's
design be similar?

> > By the way, it would be convincing if MPL would come with
> > examples that prove the advantages of its design.
>
> Any algorithm that is more efficient with random-access iterators.

I was referring to real-world, directly applicable examples that clearly
show that dot-typelists are not suitable for some task. Those results should
be consistent for most or all compilers.

Andrei


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