Re: [boost] generic programming reference page

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-02-12 09:02:07

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevlin Henney" <kevlin_at_[hidden]>

> The Booch components used Policy classes to parameterise on a number of
> things, including locking strategy. GOF describe the Strategy pattern,
> which is also known as Policy, and they briefly describe the use of
> templates rather than inheritance. In the C++ standard library container
> allocators and the basic_string traits parameter (despite its name) are
> also policies.

Kevlin,

thanks for the corrections. Would you care to write corrected content for
the web page? You obviously have certain qualifications I lack ;-)

-Dave