<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 3D8559AE95B4D611B02C0002557C6C8B3C45CC@STH-EXCH">news:3D8559AE95B4D611B02C0002557C6C8B3C45CC@STH-EXCH... > > From: David Abrahams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > The huge advantage appears when you start looking at arithmetic > > expressions. The result of > > > > if (t < u) > > { > > x = y + z * w; > > } > > > > could be a lot more predictable if we were working with types that > > didn't perform implicit lossy conversions. > > In some cases, sure. But without some exceptionally creative use of > expression templates, you'd have a situation where the ordering of variables > determine the validity of the expression
Sorry for not understanding why "exceptionally creative use of expression templates" is necessary :-) Could you elaborate a little on it? regards Thorsten _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
