Re: [boost] Generic type inferencer function?

On 12/21/15 9:14 AM, Nat Goodspeed wrote:

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Nevin Liber wrote:

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On 18 December 2015 at 10:37, Stefan Seefeld wrote:

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On 18.12.2015 11:20, Nat Goodspeed wrote:

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Am I overlooking a generic boost::make<something>() of this general form?

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Given the small amount of code potentially to be reused, what would be the advantage of having a generic version ? The goal of abstraction should be clarity, but more often than not, generalizing code rips off not only unnecessary details but also its meaning, making the code harder, not easier, to understand.

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I disagree. The make_* functions are just noise, and I'd love to see a generic one. While return type deduction has made it somewhat easier to write these functions, a generic one would be superior.

Nevin speaks truth: the make_SomeTemplate() functions in our code base are just boilerplate.

IIRC, doesn't boost phoenix have a 'construct' function that is effectively a make<...> method. I'm sure I've used that at previous employers. Jeff