Re: [Boost-users] [Bind] Unexpected behavior when binding constchar* to function

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Bind] Unexpected behavior when binding constchar* to function
From: Piotr Jachowicz (pjachowi_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-28 16:55:09

On 28 April 2010 10:02, Pete Bartlett <pete_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Piotr Jachowicz wrote:
>>"Cases like that promote stereotype "It's
>>better to avoid Boost because it contains many traps"
>
> Hi Piotr,
>
> I hope that when you have absorbed the comments of others, and understood
> that a const char* is a pointer and a std::string is object and so of course
> they have behave differently under copying, then you will come back and
> disown the above comment. Otherwise a false "slur" against Boost will remain
> on the internet forever, which is unfair to its authors.

Ok, it looks that my perception of "easy to be misused" differs from
yours. Nothing wrong with that.

I apologize if somebody feel offended by my comments. It was not my
intention. Boost contributors do fantastic work. No doubt.

I only wanted to express concern that when binding to function
accepting pointers (which is misuse) would cause issue in production
code, then it can be seen as "problem with boost". Similar as problems
with copy/owning semantic in CORBA to C++ mapping are often summarized
as "problem with CORBA". I've observed it at very high decision level
in big IT company.

>
> Pete
>
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Piotr Jachowicz