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Subject: Re: [boost] [conversion] review
From: Phil Endecott (spam_from_boost_dev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-29 18:09:46


Gordon Woodhull wrote:
> If I had to write a conversion function, I would rather write it as an
> overload of a general-purpose converter, rather than giving it some ugly
> typeA2TypeB name.

Why is e.g. rgb_to_cmyk() "ugly"?

Is it because it is C, and C syntax is ancient history that must be
purged from modern C++?

Regards, Phil.


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