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From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-15 00:29:43
The review of the pimpl_ptr library by Asger Mangaard starts today,
Monday May 15th, 2006, and runs through May 25th, 2006. (Boost Reviews
RSS feed <http://tinyurl.com/ogpj6>)
Pimpl Pointer
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:Author: Asger Mangaard
:Download:
Boost Sandbox (http://boost-consulting.com/vault/) as "pimpl_ptr.zip".
Direct download at <http://tinyurl.com/m66ox>.
:Description:
The pimpl idiom is widely used to reduce compile times and disable code
coupling. It does so by moving private parts of a class from the .hpp
file to the .cpp file. However, it's implementation can be tricky, and
with many pitfalls (especially regarding memory management). The
pimpl_ptr library is a single header file, implementing a special policy
based smart pointer to greatly ease the implementation of the pimpl idiom.
Review questions
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Please always explicitly state in your review, whether you think the
library should be accepted into Boost.
You might want to comment on the following questions:
- What is your evaluation of the design?
- What is your evaluation of the implementation?
- What is your evaluation of the documentation?
- What is your evaluation of the potential usefulness of the library?
- Did you try to use the library? With what compiler?
Did you have any problems?
- How much effort did you put into your evaluation? A glance? A
quick reading? In-depth study?
- Are you knowledgeable about the problem domain?
Enjoy, Rene.
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