[boost] Re: Re: Re: rtl (Range Template Library)

From: Matthew Wilson (stlsoft_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-19 21:39:00

> The main advantage to "intervals" over "iterators" is that I am not
> constantly harassed into having to carry two separate objects around all
> the time: instead I just carry one.  It is tiring to deal with
> interfaces which appear to have been designed with no attention to the
> common case.  Sure,
>
>    std::sort( v.begin(), v.begin()+5 );
>
> is more expressive, as it lets me just sort the first 5 elements.
> But 99% of the time, I just want to sort the whole darn thing, and I
> hate having to write
>
>    std::sort( v.begin(), v.end() );
>
> instead of
>
>    std::sort( v.interval() );
>
> or just
>
>    std::sort( v );
>
> But anyway, I am just whining/opining.  I have not paid much attention
> to the specifics of your (or anyone's) designs to address this issue,
> but I have great confidence that you-all will create high-quality
> libraries along these lines to provide the convenience I desire.  :)

We shall try. We shall try.

Thanks for the kind words

:)

-- 
Matthew Wilson
STLSoft moderator (http://www.stlsoft.org)
Contributing editor, C/C++ Users Journal
(www.synesis.com.au/articles.html#columns)
"If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk
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