Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*?

From	Kai-Uwe Bux <jkherciueh@gmx.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*?
Followup-To	comp.lang.c++
Date	2011-05-11 18:57 +0200
Organization	University of Bielefeld
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Jorgen Grahn wrote:

> On Tue, 2011-05-10, Dombo wrote:
>> Op 10-May-11 10:20, Ian Collins schreef:
>>> On 05/10/11 07:42 PM, Jorgen Grahn wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 2011-05-09, Ian Collins wrote:
> ...
>>>>> Ug, why did you have to mention ACE? I got over the nightmares years
>>>>> ago, now they will come back!
>>>>
>>>> Care to expand on that? I have never used ACE, but got the impression
>>>> that it's pretty invasive and old-fashioned. Yet you see people
>>>> praise it now and then.
>>>
>>> No, too painful.... Invasive and old-fashioned sums it up pretty well!
>>
>> And yet some parts are surprisingly immature (buggy/sloppy implemented)
>> for such an old library. But if you like nineties style C++ and yet
>> another C++ library with its own string and container classes you
>> probably like ACE. Personally I would consider other options first
>> before considering ACE; my memories of ACE aren't that pleasant as well.
> 
> Thanks. "Nineties-style C++" was actually the third prejudice I had
> against it.

Just curious: what are the main characteristics of "nineties-style C++"?


Best,

Kai-Uwe Bux

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Which casting conversion to use for void*? Nephi Immortal <immortalnephi@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 15:44 -0700
  Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-09 10:48 +1200
  Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Qi <no@no.no> - 2011-05-09 14:31 +0800
    Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Martijn van Buul <pino@dohd.org> - 2011-05-09 08:04 +0000
    Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Noah Roberts <dont@email.me> - 2011-05-09 09:21 -0700
      Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 11:34 -0700
        Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Noah Roberts <dont@email.me> - 2011-05-09 12:48 -0700
          Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 14:12 -0700
          Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Stuart Redmann <DerTopper@web.de> - 2011-05-09 23:44 -0700
            Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 18:24 +0200
              Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Stuart Redmann <DerTopper@web.de> - 2011-05-10 22:56 -0700
        Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2011-05-09 13:44 -0700
          Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 14:04 -0700
            Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2011-05-09 14:33 -0700
              Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Kai-Uwe Bux <jkherciueh@gmx.net> - 2011-05-09 23:46 +0200
                Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2011-05-09 15:16 -0700
      Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-10 08:02 +1200
        Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2011-05-09 13:59 -0700
          Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-10 09:27 +1200
            Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-05-10 07:42 +0000
              Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-10 20:20 +1200
                Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2011-05-10 21:08 +0200
                Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-05-11 16:23 +0000
                Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Kai-Uwe Bux <jkherciueh@gmx.net> - 2011-05-11 18:57 +0200
                Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2011-05-11 16:30 -0700
                Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-05-12 13:54 +0000
      Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? Qi <no@no.no> - 2011-05-10 10:45 +0800
  Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? "Balog Pal" <pasa@lib.hu> - 2011-05-09 10:44 +0200
    Re: Which casting conversion to use for void*? ThosRTanner <ttanner2@bloomberg.net> - 2011-05-11 04:57 -0700

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