Re: [Boost-users] Need boost's help with poor design

From: Robert Dailey (rcdailey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-28 17:30:59

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> AMDG
>
> Robert Dailey wrote:
> > Thanks, this is a great idea. However, while you're doing the insert()
> > I noticed you're using statc_cast<>(). I'm actually surprised this
> > compiles.
> the static_cast calls the templated shared_ptr constructor.
> > This is basically like casting something to an unrelated type, so I'm
> > not sure how the compiler is allowing this behavior. This also seems
> > very inconsistent in that you're using boost::static_pointer_cast()
> > for going from basically a void* to a signal object.
>
> Fine.  Consistency wouldn't hurt.
>
> In Christ,
> Steven Watanabe
>

@Steven

I find it really amazing that you come up with solutions so quickly. They're
great design suggestions. Do you have any advice for me so that in the
future I may be able to come up with designs like this? Do I just need to
read the whole boost::mpl library documentation or something? Thanks.