"Douglas Gregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 3) There is an alternative solution: Boost.Threads presents a single, > non-template interface to the user and hides all of the platform-specific > details using the pImpl idiom. The same approach can be applied here, and I > think we'll find that it has all of the same advantages.
Not quite. pImpl is really bad when you have multiple interacting concrete types. I think you'll find yourself doing a lot of polymorphic_downcast<>s. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
