"Ani Taggu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:aqpjsn$t89$1@;main.gmane.org... > "Edward Diener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:aqnhte$mml$1@;main.gmane.org... > > "Jeremy Siek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > news:Pine.GSO.4.44.0211102333330.4424-100000@;zaphod.osl.iu.edu... > > > Hi Edward, > > > > > > On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, Edward Diener wrote: > > > eddiel> OK, here are some questions regarding the property map library; > > > eddiel> > > > eddiel> 1) What is a property map ? Is it a template class, a class, a > > > eddiel> template function, a function ? > > > > > > It is a "concept", as the term is used in the SGI STL docs: > > > http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/stl_introduction.html > > > It has to do with specifying the contract between generic algorithms > > > (function templates) and the user of such algorithms. > > > > I am aware of your defintion of "concept" from Matt Austern's fine book. > But > > concepts imply implementations. > > > > I am a frequent listener here and it is quite uncommon to see such offensive > language. I wonder how you can "demand" better documentation from the > library author who had in spare time crafted a library good enough to be > included in boost.
I didn't "demand" anything. Criticizing what I believe to be inadequate documentation is not a "demand". If programmers can't ask for better technology, and make criticisms accordingly, then we are all in a great deal of trouble professionally. Improving technology can not be done by pussyfooting around with endless awe and respect in our eyes. I have yet to see a valid argument against the suggestions and criticisms I posted. The doc is poor, but if everyone agrees it is good enough and understandable to them, fine and so be it. I am appreciative of many, if not almost all, of the fine ideas and implementations in the Boost libraries. Is it uncriticizable because it is freely done ? Sometimes criticism is needed to improve technology, and when that happens we are all winners. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
