Re: [boost] Why are we looking for a boost/Loki smart-pointer merginf?

From: Lee Brown (lee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-26 20:01:01

On Saturday 26 January 2002 11:17, you wrote:
> > > In what way does introducing policies and abstraction simplify and 
clarify the boost::scoped_ptr.  The task of this class is incredibly simply, 

> 1. You do need to have powerful smart pointers library so that people don't
> reinvent them all the time.

Yes.   The goal is to do once and never do again.  Policies and templates are 
tools for this.  I think repetitiion is indicative of abstraction. 

> Seems like a Loki-like implementation would be
> acceptable as long as it's not Loki itself. 

_Now_ you're getting it ;-)

I enjoyed this discussion.  It gave much to meditate about.

Lee