[boost] Re: range_ex

From: Thorsten Ottosen (nesotto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-01 16:08:02

"Eric Niebler" <eric_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:4273D376.8030207_at_boost-consulting.com...
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| "Thorsten Ottosen" wrote...
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| > "Gennadiy Rozental" <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> wrote...
| > |
| > | I believe we should move this discussion into separate thread.
| > | FOREACH is under review now and range_ex is not even requested yet.
| > | If we want it to be reviewed the first step in this direction could
| > | be to request one.
| >
| > Then I request a review :-)
| >
| > Eric, please just respond privately or in a new thread.
| >
| > -Thorsten
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| I don't believe it's ready for that. You may feel you know the answers
| to those design questions, but I'm less confident, and I would like more
| feedback.

I see.

| Besides, Dave A. has been working in this space, and if a unified
| approach to range algorithms can be found, that would be preferable. If
| no such unified approach can be found, I want to know that it has at
| least been explored.
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| If you would like to drive the development of range_ex, be my guest.

Sorry, no time.

I will be proposing a range based version of <algorithm> in an autumn paper,
but I don't think the interface will change significantly even with a grand 
model of everything.

-Thorsten