Re: [boost] MPL Experiences

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-05 09:13:07

"Jaap Suter" <J.Suter_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:al7g1i$pr4$1_at_main.gmane.org...

> 4. In my humble opinion (no offense to any of you) but the documentation
can
> definitely be improved. To sum up:
>     - Why is the documentation (mostly the paper) constantly defending
> itself? It reads as if the paper is trying to come up with arguments for
the
> existence of the MPL.

In part, it is. The design choices of the library were controversial, even
among metaprogramming experts. It's important to explain "why bother"

> I sure appreciate a 'rationale' section, but the way
> it is now, it clutters the actual content.

The paper isn't supposed to be a reference manual. What would you like to
see it cover?

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