From: Mitch Adler (mitch_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-12-21 21:22:58
Paul Moore (gustav_at_[hidden]) on or about 12/19/99 10:25 AM
wrote:
>Anyone who uses a using-directive takes responsibility for avoiding clashes.
>Documenting names lets us say "I told you so" :-)
I think Documenting isn't good enough in this case.
::boost is an open-ended library.
That is, things can be added.
Therefore, all names may, at some future date, occur in ::boost.
Therefore there is no way to avoid potential collision with names in
::boost.
In practice, all names will not be used in ::boost, but unless we can
define the set of names that will be used and document them, it is far
better to tell people that 'using namespace ::boost' is the road to
collisions, incompaibility and nightmares.
Mitch
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