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

From: John Torjo (john.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-10 07:39:01

> 
> 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.
> 

I certainly agree with you here. After reading the docs for 
boost::signal, I'm not sure what are its advantages over
std::vector< boost::function<...> >

Best,
John

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