Re: [Boost-users] [Tuple] What's the point?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Tuple] What's the point?
From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-10 06:21:12

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Robert Jones wrote:
>
>> I know that sounds like a slightly flippant question, but I really
>> don't get it.
>>
>> I've used tuples a few times, always for the multiple return value
>> behaviour using tie( ), but
>> in the end it always seems to be a better solution to use a struct.
>> Code like
>>
>> t.get<1>( ) = "fred";
>>
>> is a bit non-obvious, compared to
>>
>> t.forename = "fred";
>>
>> So have I entirely missed the point of tuples?
>
> FWIW, I've stopped using tuples because using indices as opposed to
> names turned out to a maintenance nightmare.

So, what's wrong with using named constants for the indices? That's what 
I've been most of the time when using tuples.

/ Johan