Re: Type safety, C++ and code generation

["REH" <spamjunk@stny.rr.com>]

Maciej Sobczak wrote:
> REH wrote:
>
> >>http://www.msobczak.com/prog/typegen/
>
> > You maybe interested in a C++ class that I wrote.
>
> Been there, done that:
>
> http://www.msobczak.com/prog/downloads.html
>
> (see safetypes.tar.gz and range.tar.gz)

I don't see where you've "done that."

>
> I have dropped this idea because I think that the external code
> generator is much more flexible and more powerful with regard to the
> type safety that can be gained. Range checking is just one little part
> of what is needed. Template classes are fine if you can afford limiting
> yourself only to this little part, but that's not usually the case.

I never said it was the end-all-be-all, just thought you may be
interested.  I don't know what you think templates are limiting you to.