Re: A solution to return dynamic strings without heap allocation. Any interest?

From: Roberto Hinz (robhz786_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-09-14 20:26:25

On Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 11:42 AM Vinnie Falco <vinnie.falco_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 6:50 AM Roberto Hinz <robhz786_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > You are right. Thanks for the comments
>
> Please don't take any of these comments as discouragement. Quite the
> opposite they are well intended with a goal of progress in mind. There
> have been a chorus of voices clamoring for "a better std::ostream" and
> it has been the subject of a few papers. Offering users better
> versions or replacements for standard library types such as
> std::ostream lands squarely within the purview of the Boost Libraries.
> There is already precedent for this, such as
> boost::system::error_category and boost::shared_ptr, both of which are
> superior to their standard library equivalents.
>
> However any proposed replacement needs to address the body of work
> that has already been done in this area. What makes it better or more
> usable?
>
> Thanks
>

Not discoureged at all. I will enhance the documentation based on
your feedbacks and come back later.

Thank you