RE: [boost] Re: Serialization Library Review

From: Rozental, Gennadiy (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-13 16:29:16

> 1) I don't like the non-intrusive way of specifying the 
> version/save/load operation. The rationale for having the 
> serialization<> template in the global namespace is quite weak. The 
> alternative of using free functions is much better IMO. The library 
> should use unqualified calls to those free functions and 
> Koenig look-up 
> would do the rest. This solution has also the benefit that 
> specialization is replaced by overloading, a feature that is 
> more easily 
> supported by compilers. 

I happend to disagree with here. serialization<> is in a sence a traits
class (that should probably reflected in the name - I will remark it in
upcomming review) and I believe it is properly designed.

Gennadiy.