[openbeos] Re: Pointer or reference?

On 2004-03-27 at 12:30:15 [-0500], Ingo Weinhold wrote:
> In the BeOS API references are used rather sparingly in wide parts 
(basically 
> only for copy constructors and comparison/assignment operators). Exceptions 
> are the media kit and the net kit, both feeling a bit un-Be-ish anyway, 
IMHO.

A lot of Be's coding style varied depending on who wrote it and when it was 
written.
 
> So, I would say, for public APIs (or those that may become public in the 
> future), references should be avoided.

Sadly, I have to agree. 
 
> CU, Ingo

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