Re: [boost] Re: [ptr_container] comparison operators

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-22 11:56:43

From: "Fredrik Blomqvist" <fredrik_blomqvist_at_[hidden]>
> Pavel Chikulaev wrote:
> > "Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> > news:d48jno$u6v$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> >> what effects are you talking about? They are implemented by
> >> delegating to to objects operator X.
> > And there's the real problem - user is most likely to write
> > comparison operators badly.
> I don't think that's a compelling argument, _anything_ can surely
> be written badly resulting in other components building on it to
> fail? "Trust the programmer" as the long-time C++ motto says.

I prefer, "Trust, but verify."

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