Re: [boost] [Review] Shmem

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-11 15:39:54

Tobias Schwinger <tschwinger_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Ion Gaztañaga wrote:
>> I won't discuss that RAII is very convenient and useful. I use RAII
>> very often and I try to avoid try/catch using destructors to free
>> resources.  But this is like problem like providing mutex locks ONLY
>> through lockers. In some sw small enterprises I know (mine
>> included), exceptions are not recommended (allowed) in the
>> code. That can be because of misinformation but that's the
>> reality. Even some programmers (I'm one of them), don't like
>> exception model at all. And I agree with you that I need more
>> documentation with two phase construction. Do you think that
>> providing both methods will lead programmers to the "bad way"?
>> 
>
> 100% agreement from my side!
>
> Your current design is the only clean way to allow the user to choose
> whether to use exceptions or not. 

Really, the ONLY clean way?  Are you confident you've imagined all
possibilities?

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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