RE: [GD-Windows] Visual C++ .Net

[Matt D. <ma...@co...>]

Its probably true that a lot of C++ developers don't have a clue what
partial template specialisation but I do and its a very useful feature which
is in the standards.  It allows my code to be more robust and type-safe by
checking type traits etc. and also allows the writing of more efficient
code.

There are other features of the standard that are not supported in Visual C
6 that I can live without, such as template template parameters (which is
implemented in VC 7 BTW) and differentiation of void, const void, volatile
void and const volatile void (needed for Boost).  But partial template
specialisation is extremely important to me and I wish Microsoft would put
in the effort to ensure that Visual C uses it.  How long did they work on
Visual C 7?  There are just some things that need partial template
specialisation and so I've been using compilers such as Borland C++,
Metrowerks and GCC 3.0.  BTW, am I the only person who sees similarities of
meta-programming to writing Prolog programs?

For those developers who don't see the usefulness of partial template
specialisation, check out the book Modern C++ Design
(http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y02Y6828407Y6383067/q
id=1011868065/sr=1-1/ref=sr_aps_z_2_1/202-0065032-5172623) or the website
www.moderncppdesign.com and look at the Loki library, which is simpler to
understand than Boost.  Perhaps more developers will scream out for it and
perhaps Microsoft will actually listen to this one.

Just a personal rant, I'll shut up now.


Matt Davies
Programmer, Confounding Factor
ma...@co...
www.confounding-factor.com



-----Original Message-----
From: gam...@li...
[mailto:gam...@li...]On Behalf Of
Stefan Boberg
Sent: 23 January 2002 19:45
To: gam...@li...
Subject: RE: [GD-Windows] Visual C++ .Net


> 	Microsoft will not simply implement features because they
> 	are specified in the standard.  They will implement them
> 	when people want them because they are beneficial."
>
> I'd believe that a whole lot more if it weren't for the fact that the
> entire Windows C++ community has been screaming for better template
> support for several YEARS now and MSVC 7 doesn't have it.

   M$'s reasoning makes perfect business sense. Even though I'd be
interested to see PTS supported, I can see where they are coming from.
Also, I think most developers using C++ simply don't have a clue what
partial template specialisation is and don't really care about it
either.

Cheers,
Stef! :)
--
Stefan Boberg - R&D Manager, Team17 Software Ltd.
bo...@te...





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