Re: [boost] Macros at namespace scope: trailing semicolon?

From: Paul Mensonides (pmenso57_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-15 04:31:54

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Dave Steffen

> I would point out, first, that it probably isn't "a particular"
> editor, or "some" editor, but probably _most_ or even _all_ editors.
> I'm a member of the One True Church of Emacs; but I'd bet 
> that those heathens^h^h^h^h^h^h^h fine people in the First 
> Unified Church of vi, or any other even fancier IDE, will 
> have the same problems.

So, the solution is to propogate the norm--which, BTW, is responsible for
countless macro-related bugs over the years?  How about we do it the right way,
and have users of Emacs and vi fix their editors formatting algorithms?

> I'd also argue that editor convenience is not an unimportant issue.
> My code editor is what I look at all day. It's probably what 
> most of us look at all day.  Auto indentation and syntax 
> highlighting are not necessary for the preservation of life 
> and limb, freedom, justice, and the pursuit of happiness, but 
> they _do_ go a long way to keeping me happy and sane.

It takes very little effort to manually format the code that you write, and any
decent C++ programmer should be able to read the code formatted according to
another's preferences--without reformatting it.  I don't have a problem with
tools like these, BTW.  I have a problem with altering the purity of a code base
when it isn't absolutely necessary.

Regards,
Paul Mensonides