[boost] Re: [Review] Named parameters library

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-18 13:02:32

Gennadiy Rozental wrote:

> "Daniel Wallin" <dalwan01_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:cnidaq$tim$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> 
>>IMO, a runtime error here is just not acceptable.
> 
> I disagree. I don't see compile-time error as an advantage here, but only a
> burden. I very much prefer to be able to write

I'm sorry but that just doesn't make sense... You are basically saying 
that, straight C++, if you have...

   void foo(int arg1, int arg2);

And I use it as...

   foo(1);

That C++ should give me a runtime error instead of the compiler doing 
the syntax checking.

Are you serious?

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