class vs namespace?

[Kai-Uwe Bux]

dean wrote:
[snip]

Can I ask how you're reading this? For me I just go to "google groups"
(http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.c++?hl=en) and it gives a
fairly simple tree view on the left, I don't generally have any trouble
seeing how the flow goes, because its neat and tidy and all the old
post text is hidden, is that not the case for you?

Nope, it is not the case for me: I use a news reader. That program shows me
a threaded list of postings available from the news server, i.e., posts
that have been deleted from the server disappear from my list as well
(Google keeps the complete archive since they got it from DejaNews,
however, most news servers don't). When I select a post, the program
displays that posting only and it does not hide any quoted material (which
is a good thing since the quotes are the only context that is readily
available).

It seems like it must be worse for some people here considering the
responses.

It's actually not worse or better; it's different. It happens to be the way
news groups worked for a few decades (before Google invaded this territory)
and posting styles have adjusted to the media. Personally, I find the
Google interface wanting since it hides the quotations by default. However,
I admit that this is probably a matter of what I am used to.


Best

Kai-Uwe Bux

 

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