On Sun, 28 Mar 1999, Asger Alstrup Nielsen wrote:
> However, with this logic, we will never be able to use any container,
> because there might come a better one in two days.
Of course not. Using a container accessible only through standard
iterators, we might change it almost just changing one line in the code.
> So I think that std::string fits our requirements 95%, and I think it
> would be a mistake to hope for one that is 100%. That does not exist,
> because our requirements change according to which container we choose.
False. The use cases of an object doesn't change if we change its
container.
> So, I still think we should decide to use std::string in full, but it's
> been very interesting to discuss this, because it forces us to clear the
> minds and we understand the problem better.
Yes. I still am not convinced, though of course accept that there are some
practical reasons to use string in the chunks. We'll see how it works with
the user guide.
Greets,
Alejandro
