Re: Boost.URL: Something Wicked This Way Comes!

From: Vinnie Falco (vinnie.falco_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-10-21 01:43:55

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 5:58 PM Gavin Lambert via Boost
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> people should start getting more used to these sorts of
> considerations and be less prone to making such errors.

This is my position as well.

string_view is "dangerous" but you get a corresponding improvement in
power. It really isn't much different than calling async functions
with unowned buffers, e.g.:

    std::string s;

    sock.async_write_some( asio::buffer(s), ... );

There isn't any realistic way to protect from this which is why I
think that the proposed schemes for helping the users avoid shooting
themselves in the foot are not good solutions.

Thanks