Re: [boost] [range] How to extend Boost.Range?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-14 22:22:49

"Jonathan Turkanis" <technews_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> "Jonathan Turkanis" <technews_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>
>>> I have exactly the same situation in Iostreams. I give each function
>>> its own page of documentation, with tables demonstrating how the
>>> semantics depends on the properties of the template parameters. For
>>> example:
>>>
>>>  www.boost.org/libs/iostreams/doc/?page=functions/read.html%23reference
>>
>> not bad.  A nit:
>>
>>     The semantics of read depends on the category of T as follows
>>                                 ^
>>                                 ^
>> "semantics" is plural, so drop the "s" here.
>
> Are you sure? I'd say it's a mass noun.

What's a mass noun?  e.g., "Water?"

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=semantics seems to indicate
it could go either way, if I am reading it correctly.  Oh, well.
Sorry to bother you.

I guess it would read more easily if you'd replace "semantics" with
"effect."

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Dave Abrahams
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