Re: [boost] [fusion] curious question

From: Joel de Guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-02 18:04:19

Tobias Schwinger wrote:
> Hi Joel,
> 
> Joel de Guzman wrote:
> 
>>I am not against macros per se. I use macros all the time now
>>if it's clearly the best solution to a particular problem. 
> 
> 
> Allow me a curious question for that matter:
> 
> What's the rationale for using huge macros in combination with REPEAT_FROM_TO in 
> the Fusion source code (instead of using no macros and ITERATE)?
> 
> Please don't get me wrong: it's not my intention to complain about one of your 
> remarkably great (no irony) libraries here (and I don't care as its user). I'm 
> having some difficulties to understand how the ugliest way to use macros can be 
> the best solution to that particular problem, though.

Laziness? :-)

This has changes now in the new Fusion-2 now sitting in my HD.

Regards,
-- 
Joel de Guzman
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