On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:52:23 CST,
jtorjo2007@yahoo.com wrote:
>> configurable in some way as long as it provides reasonable defaults
>
>Well, that's the plan - to provide reasonable defaults.
>
>> ('convention over configuration'). But configuration via policy
>> template parameters introduces high, unnecessary complexity that
>> hardly any real-world user is willing to accept.
>
>It all depends on ease of use. I will definitely provide defaults and
>easy configuration for different scenarios.
The problem with policy template parameters is that they are an
unavoidable part of the user interface and e.g. pop up in compiler
error messages.
--
Roland Pibinger
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