Re: [boost] Review Request: Generalization of the Pimpl idiom

From: Vladimir.Batov_at_[hidden]
Date: 2008-03-31 15:43:25

"Aaron W. LaFramboise" <aaronrabiddog51_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:<47F12E07.4060205_at_[hidden]>...
> Vladimir.Batov_at_[hidden] wrote:
> > The code is in the Boost Vault called Pimpl.zip
> 
> I haven't looked at your library, but one thing you need to do to get 
> buy-in for this library is provide a comparison with the pimpl_ptr 
> library that was proposed and rejected.
> 
> My perception of the primary reason the library failed is that, despite 
> being a basically sound library, it didn't work in the ways people 
> wanted it to.

Yes, I looked at that proposed implementation. Unfortunately, the major 
deficiency of it IMHO was that it was sacrificing implementation hiding 
(the main pimpl property) for the sake of generalization. I think I cover 
that in the docs at http://www.ddj.com/cpp/205918714. 

> It would be useful if you could summarize the vital details of your 
> library, along with a comparison to the previous proposal, and other 
> similar libraries, in your announcement message.

I hope I cover that at http://www.ddj.com/cpp/205918714

Thanks,
Vladimir.