From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: List Container Straw Man
Date: 06 Nov 2001 12:29:55 -0500
Date: 2001-11-06T17:30:36+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uwv13dcz0.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 9s941p$11mrei$4@ID-25716.news.dfncis.de
"Nick Roberts" <nickroberts@adaos.worldonline.co.uk> writes:
> I'm sorry but I have to beat a drum here!
>
> Please, oh please, consider my design of basing all containers on a set of
> very general-purpose abstract iterator types.
>
> If there's some reason why this idea is wrong, then say so. Otherwise, use
> it!
I think it's wrong, because most "general-purpose" things are.
But to give a more detailed response, I need to see an actual
proposal. By which I mean code, including the "general-purpose" part,
and the re-worked list package.
You can't expect volunteers to champion your ideas for you!
If you posted a pointer to an example, I missed it; please repost.
--
-- Stephe
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Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-11-06 16:45 List Container Straw Man Nick Roberts
2001-11-06 17:29 ` Stephen Leake [this message]
2001-11-06 18:25 ` Marin David Condic
2001-11-06 23:02 ` Nick Roberts
2001-11-07 19:49 ` Stephen Leake
2001-11-07 20:30 ` Marin David Condic
2001-11-07 23:58 ` Nick Roberts
2001-11-08 4:34 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-11-08 10:45 ` Ehud Lamm
2001-11-08 19:09 ` Nick Roberts
2001-11-09 16:32 ` Ted Dennison
2001-11-10 2:20 ` Nick Roberts
2001-11-10 19:50 ` Ehud Lamm
2001-11-11 3:48 ` Nick Roberts
2001-11-08 10:41 ` Ehud Lamm
2001-11-08 19:20 ` Marin David Condic
2001-11-08 20:35 ` Ehud Lamm
2001-11-09 16:39 ` Ted Dennison
2001-11-08 0:06 ` Nick Roberts
2001-11-09 16:16 ` Stephen Leake
2001-11-09 16:24 ` Ehud Lamm
2001-11-09 16:52 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-11-09 18:04 ` Darren New
2001-11-09 20:05 ` Stephen Leake
2001-11-10 3:24 ` Nick Roberts
2001-11-06 23:52 ` Nick Roberts
2001-11-07 4:44 ` A question and a request Eric Merritt
2001-11-07 11:00 ` Preben Randhol
2001-11-07 12:54 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2001-11-08 2:35 ` dale
2001-11-07 13:24 ` Eric Merritt
2001-11-07 13:58 ` James Rogers
2001-11-07 16:32 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-11-09 23:32 ` Matthew Heaney
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