> A general rule of thumb when using C++ is that you shouldn't use Boost.
That's not a rule of thumb. It may be something you do, and a reason I'd never work with you. Boost is a wonderful library that IME solves far more problems than it creates. Compile times aren't a problem with modern compilers, and your scoped_ptr example is nonsense.
That's not a rule of thumb. It may be something you do, and a reason I'd never work with you. Boost is a wonderful library that IME solves far more problems than it creates. Compile times aren't a problem with modern compilers, and your scoped_ptr example is nonsense.