Re: [boost] Re: Constrained genericity at last? (any interestinanoperator traits/concept traits library?)

From: Victor A. Wagner Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-26 19:21:50

At Saturday 2004-09-25 05:47, you wrote:
>"Victor A. Wagner Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> > I don't mean to pick on you in particular.  I just got tired of
> > hearing people repeat the "mantra" of "you can subtract two pointers,
> > but not add them".  It's simply NOT true.
>
>Well, the nitpicking seems a bit unwarranted since it certainly is
>true in C++.  It all depends on context, doesn't it?

what's true, you can't add pointers?  that's a rule written by some folks 
that has NO bearing on reality as my message showed.  A rather pointless 
rule at that.
did you actually understand the argument?

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