Re: [boost] [asio] my review

From: Felipe Magno de Almeida (felipe.m.almeida_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-12 06:46:05

On 12/12/05, Cory Nelson <phrosty_at_[hidden]> wrote:

[snip]

>
> For the API, one thing that struck me is the almost C-style error
> handling.  I believe the .NET way is better.  It provides a point that
> the developer must call to get the result of the operation, and that
> the sockets can throw any exceptions that would normally be thrown in
> sync operations.
>
> ie,
>
> void MyHandler(IAsyncResult res) {
>   int len;
>   try {
>      len=sock.EndRecv(res);
>   }
> }

Could you elaborate a little more about what you mean with C-style
error handling and the error handling you prefer (.NET) ?

[snip]

> Async connecting does not use ConnectEx on platforms which support it.
>  This isn't such a big issue, but it's still a disappointment.

I agree, ConnectEx is very good. I wouldnt say a disappointment
though, it is very easy to integrate this to the library.

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>
> --
> Cory Nelson
> http://www.int64.org
>

best regards,
--
Felipe Magno de Almeida