Re: [boost] [Serialization] why operator &()?

From: Liu Jin (cpp_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-14 08:12:20

>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Hyslop <jhyslop_at_[hidden]> writes:
[...]
    > I find a statement like 'ar & member1;' to be very
    > non-intuitive: how does bitwise-and relate to serialization?

    > It seems to me that most sensible code guidelines admonish
    > against this kind of operator abuse (pardon my bluntness, but
    > that's what it is when you get down to it).

Then how does bitwise-shift relate to I/O (iostream),
or arithmetic addition relate to string concatenation (string),
or modulo relate to formating strings (boost.format)?

What's wrong when two irrelevant domains accidentally choose the same
notation?

Regards,
Liu Jin