On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Keith Wansbrough wrote:
Which do you add more often, a new platform or a new function?
It's not that simple! The real advantage of the ifdef-less approach is that you start creating an interface between your program and the platform. That is a unique benefit for the program's design. If you add a new function (or remove a bug, by the way), are you the super-hero that can write perfect code for all currently implemented platforms? Or would you prefer that you have that small interface and good chances that you can solve your problem by calling its functions. Otherwise you'll be happy to consult the adaptor-module's maintainer to find a proper solution. In a perfect world, everyone does his best to avoid incompatibilties. In our world, you have to be a super-hero to write good code... Robert