Re: [boost] Proposed metaprogramming type system

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-17 11:50:42

Worrying about this name is pretty silly, since it's mostly an
implementation detail... but "none" is even shorter. I like "none".

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ullrich Koethe" <u.koethe_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [boost] Proposed metaprogramming type system

> I don't like "defaulted" as it seems to suggest some useful default,
> while the intended meaning of "missing" was to denote arguments not
> specified. How about "omitted" then? Or perhaps "dropped"?
>
> Ulli
>
>
> David Abrahams wrote:
> >
> > Who uses switch statements anymore? We can just deprecate them... ;-)
> >
> > Allright, then, +2 chars gives "defaulted"
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Rodgers" <mark.rodgers_at_[hidden]>
> > To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: [boost] Proposed metaprogramming type system
> >
> > > From: "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]>
> > > > In your case the arguments are there, but defaulted. How about
> > "default"?
> > >
> > > I think you might have trouble finding a compiler that will allow
> > > "default" as a class name.  If you do find one, I wonder if it will
> > > allow "switch" as well. :-)
> > >
>
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