Re: [boost] [MultiIndex] interface comments

Subject: Re: [boost] [MultiIndex] interface comments
From: joaquin_at_[hidden]
Date: 2008-11-05 08:36:53

David Abrahams escribió:
> on Sat Nov 01 2008, Joaquin M Lopez Munoz <joaquin-AT-tid.es> wrote:
>   
>>> 1. Seems like the tags functionality could take advantage of Boost.Parameter
>>>    to provide a nicer interface and save some code.
>>>       
>> I don't see how... Would you care to elaborate?
>>
>>     
>
> instead of:
>
>   employee_set::index<name>::type& name_index=es.get<name>();
>
> you could have
>
>   employee_set::index<tag::name>::type& name_index = es[name];
>
> I guess it's not a huge win.
>   

I guess not. I'd rather leave it like it stands.

>> <shameless plug>For a very extensive and, IMHO, effective use case
>> of Boost.Parameter have a look at the free-order template parameter
>> interface of the (soon to be included in Boost) Boost Flyweight
>> Library (http://tinyurl.com/6xxdkm ).</shameless plug>
>>     
>
> Nice, but especially since those parameters are optional I wouldn't try
> to exhaustively list all the combinations; the doc gives the impression
> that they all need to be passed.  If the point is to make it easy for
> the reader, I suggest you not overwhelm her with code ;-) The
> Boost.Python docs explain this stuff in a simple way that nobody *ever*
> asks me about, and doesn't require me to enumerate all the argument
> orders.
>   

I've skimmed thru B.Py docs and can't seem to find the material you 
mention. Could you
please provide me with a URL?

> Thanks for keeping an open mind about that :-)
>   

Thanks for challenging my assumptions.

Joaquín M López Muñoz
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