[boost] Re: Lazy Metaprogramming Library

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-17 19:03:03

Frank Laub <fried_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I've looked at your approach and it looks promising, but I'm not sure
> it will aleviate this problem.  Is there something special about
> inheritance that makes the compiler happier in that it doesn't eat up
> its memory as fast?  

No, in fact, deep inheritance actually makes current EDG compilers'
compile times explode (as you'll see in the performance appendix to
http://www.boost-consulting.com/metaprogramming-book.html).  EDG has
fixed that problem, but it won't help any real users for some time to
come.

> I'm starting to think that C++ was never really
> meant to do this kind of thing

Well, that much is old news!!

> and therefore is a lost cause?

Don't give up so soon ;-)

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com