Re: [boost] Exception lib?

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-05 14:11:57

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Dean 
> Michael Berris
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:07 AM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] Exception lib?
> 
> It's probably a personal issue against the use of dynamic_cast<> or
> static_cast<> and even const_cast<> because IMHO it makes code
> terribly un-readable and even seem "hackish". It's my personal opinion
> that whenever you need to resort to casting in client code, then that
> means the design of the solution isn't as elegant or as well thought
> out as it could be.

Not to mention that the client can and will do it wrong.