[boost] Re: Yet Another Pointer Policy Proposal... Fast One

From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-27 12:44:36

> > No. No. You still fail to get the point. I don't bother (yet) how fast
is
> > your pointer and how simple is an interface (once it is different from
> > conventional)
> > What I asked you to prove is: "to prove that conventional way does not
> work here while yours does"
>
> The conventional way will always work there's no doubt.  I can't prove the
That are we talking about then?

> contrary except for negligible small memory restrictions.  It is a pure
and
> simple speed _extension_...
Couldn't you implement this "extension" in conventional way?

> I thought that Boost was all about this?!?

I don't think that true. Boost libraries (almost) never consider performance
as first priority.

>
>
> Thank you.
>
> Philippe A. Bouchard

Gennadiy.