11 Aug
                
                    2004
                
            
            
                11 Aug
                
                '04
                
            
            
            
        
    
                2:55 p.m.
            
        On Aug 11, 2004, at 1:07 PM, Peter Dimov wrote:
There is no consensus to turn off the raw pointer constructor. While replacements are frequently being proposed - some of them predating boost::shared_ptr - none of them have proven useful in practice; or if they have, I am not aware of them. For now I'm inclined to think of this recurring idea as something that looks good on paper but doesn't offer significant benefits. Of course I may be wrong. ;-)
OK this is exactly what I was wondering about. Thanks... -t