RE: [GD-General] Compile times

[Brian H. <bri...@py...>]

> So really it's a way to automate some 
> of the discipline that Brian is advocating.

And just to be clear, it's not like I'm advocating that we all eschew
any form of compile time safeguards.  I'm not quite ready to ditch
function prototypes just yet.

I believe in doing as much at compile time as possible up until the
point where you start incurring greater costs than the benefit.  Where
that crossover occurs depends on the individual, which is why I don't
mean to imply that "STL always sucks", but more like "the benefits of
STL don't outweight the penalties for me".

Much like scripting languages, etc.  I guess it all wraps up
philosophically to me as "What practical advantages am I gaining for
theoretical benefits, and can I achieve these advantages in other ways?"

Brian