Re: [boost] Re: New New Callbacks Uploaded

From: Kevlin Henney (kevlin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-11-22 17:21:50

In message <8vhc1i+g1b7_at_[hidden]>, William Kempf <sirwillard_at_my-
deja.com> writes
>This is swaying my opinion.

:-)

>However, I still don't like the name "function_ptr" here ;).  It's 
>not a pointer (I wouldn't even consider it a smart pointer) and it's 
>not a function.  Just my own .02 on something no one else probably 
>cares about :).

I definitely consider it a smart pointer, and will heavily defend its
right to be seen as such! It's certainly a proxy, and supports idiomatic
syntax associated with built-in functions, so in my books that makes it
a smart pointer! FWIW, I dislike the callback name as it is too generic
(not in the template sense) and vague (not as in abstract) :->

OK, so now that we've established the two sides of the fence, I guess we
can sit on either side ;-)

Kevlin
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