[boost] Re: What I Hate About How We Abstract System Dependence

From: Tony Juricic (tonygeek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-08 21:49:49

Douglas Gregor wrote:
> If you think the design of a particular library could be 
> improved, then provide some constructive criticism. If you're only here 
> to rant, take it elsewhere.

Sorry, the matter was discussed few months ago ad nauseam and I hardly 
see what constructive is there to add until there is a plan on rewriting 
this library.

As for the constructive criticism of the library, I have signals in 
mind. Can you actually give any arguments (and concrete code examples) 
for why would anybody want to use signals library and what does it 
really do better than for ex. Java event handlers or C#  delegates?

Can you imagine and present a simple real-life application and prove all 
the claims in the chapter about comparisons with other Signal/Slot 
implemntations? For example, there was some talk here about using 
signals in boost GUI library. I tried to use it for a simplistic focus 
management and stumbled upon no-nos, which made me question the utility 
of the library as it stands now.

Tony