Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] Cpp-netlib Comments

[Dean M. B. <mik...@gm...>]

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 7:29 AM, Matt Trentini <mat...@gm...> wrote:
>>> Why not do
>>>       if ( ! boost::iequals(parts.scheme.substr(0, 5), "https") )
>>> instead of
>>>       if ( not boost::iequals(parts.scheme.substr(0, 5), "https") )
>>
>> I prefer the second way- it's more expressive and it's standards-compliant.  This is a bug in the Microsoft compiler.
>
> Dean's right, it's a matter of taste; I prefer it the first way.  :)
>
> IMO, it's no less expressive and that use is far more common - and
> better understood - in the C++ domain.
>

Yeah, but I like English more personally. Again, it's really easy to
fix and I just might do that if there's overwhelming opinion in
support for the symbolic version versus the (standards-compliant)
English-ish version.

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Dean Michael Berris
deanberris.com