Re: [boost] [accumulators] why not operator+=?

Subject: Re: [boost] [accumulators] why not operator+=?
From: John Phillips (phillips_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-30 20:12:14

Eric Niebler wrote:
> Neal Becker wrote:
>> A nit perhaps, but why not overload += to process samples?
>>
> 
> Would that be horribly misleading if the accumulator set isn't actually 
> doing addition? I'm happy with the function-style interface.
> 

   Just personal preference, but I also prefer the function style 
interface. A += interface would imply addition to me, whether it is what 
is really happening or not.

                        John