Re: [Boost-users] [review][constrained_value] Review of Constrained Value Library begins today

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [review][constrained_value] Review of Constrained Value Library begins today
From: Joe Gottman (jgottman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-04 07:25:01

Deane Yang wrote:
> Edward Diener wrote:
>> Deane Yang wrote:
>>>
>>> I have an even more extreme view on this. I don't believe any 
>>> arithmetic operations should be permitted for constrained numbers. 
>>> They just don't make sense (would you ever want to add two different 
>>> days of a month?).
>>
>> You have chosen a particular type for which arithmetic operations 
>> sometimes make little sense. In many other situations this is not the 
>> case.
> 
> 
> Could you give an example?

    One example: adding 2 to Monday to get Wednesday, or adding 2 to 
Saturday to get Monday.

Joe Gottman