[boost] Re: std code cannot use std::someclass<T> (Was: abs and swap -or- overloading vs. specialization.)

From: Dave Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-01-29 18:56:36

on 1/29/00 4:17 PM, Valentin Bonnard at Bonnard.V_at_[hidden] wrote:

> (Note the effect on efficiency, when the user has provided
> a specialised and more efficient version.)

Oh, good point. I guess it would be counterproductive to avoid using names
in std, since the whole motivation for this discussion is to allow users to
supply implementations for use by generic code. I think I'll crawl back into
the hole I came out of now ;)