[openbeos] Re: Pointer or reference?

  • From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 18:38:01 +0200 CEST

Ingo Weinhold <bonefish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
> 
> So, I would say, for public APIs (or those that may become public in 
> the 
> future), references should be avoided.

Well, is there any reason that we copy that? When the media and network 
kit already use them, maybe we should propagate its use for the future 
a bit more?

Bye,
   Axel.


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