Re: [boost] Re: weak_ptr

From: Fernando Cacciola (fcacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-20 17:04:49

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From: "Alexander Terekhov" <terekhov_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:58 PM
Subject: [boost] Re: weak_ptr

>
> David Abrahams wrote:
> >
> > It just occurred to me that this is a really odd name for an object
without
> > an operator* or an operator->.
> > Maybe it should be called weak_reference instead?
>
> Rather: "maybe_dead"{_something}. ;-)
>
I think it does communicate better the purpose, but it's kind of
odd-looking.
How about 'untracked' ?, or 'weakly_tracked' / 'weakly_managed' /
"weakly_counted"....

Fernando Cacciola
Sierra s.r.l.
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