[boost] Re: Const notation in call traits documentation

From: Edward Diener (eddielee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-25 08:49:58

Bo Persson wrote:
> "Edward Diener" <eddielee_at_[hidden]> skrev i meddelandet
> news:bsao76$b2j$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
>> I think the notation for 'const', before or after the main type
>> itself in
> a
>> type expression, should be consistent in all documentation. I admit
>> I have been swayed by the argument of Josuttis and Vandevoorde in
>> their C++ Templates book to put it after the main type, since this
>> follows the general rule that 'const' always goes after the type it
>> is modifying.
>
> A counter argument is of course that the Standard Document itself
> uses the opposite convention.
>
> Maybe this is a good season for a religious debate?  :-)

I was arguing for consistency in the Boost documentation, not whether one
notation is better than another. I do see your smiley, however.