Re:C++23: The Next C++ Standard
by coldpie on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:15PM
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> Would you advocate getting rid of operators altogether?
Of course not. It makes sense for built-in types, as everyone reading the code can be assumed to know them.
> That is still using the overloaded SmartPtr<>::operator*() method.
Good catch ;)
> I just disagree that costs outweigh the benefits.
Yah, I think that's the disagreement. My feeling is there's a teeny, tiny handful of appropriate places for it (almost entirely math) and it opens up a pandora's box of terrible decisions that programmers clearly find irresistible.
Of course not. It makes sense for built-in types, as everyone reading the code can be assumed to know them.
> That is still using the overloaded SmartPtr<>::operator*() method.
Good catch ;)
> I just disagree that costs outweigh the benefits.
Yah, I think that's the disagreement. My feeling is there's a teeny, tiny handful of appropriate places for it (almost entirely math) and it opens up a pandora's box of terrible decisions that programmers clearly find irresistible.