Re: Opinions on introduction of string_view in Core

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-10-17 22:33:13

Richard Hodges wrote:
> Is this not fixable by adding a std::string_view conversion operator to
> boost::string_view?

Yes it is. Marshall is opposed to adding implicit conversions - from, or to,
std::string_view - to boost::string_view.

I understand this stance of his because implicit conversions are kind of a
pain and a maintenance burden because new ambiguities will very likely
keep popping up and need to be squashed. But what needs to be done,
needs to be done.