huh :o) the wisdom since late 90's has been to avoid it like a plague, at least in c++ circles. for example, see numerous articles in 'guru-of-the-week' by herb-sutter.
the same wisdom can be applied elsewhere as well, there is no need to keep discovering the same truths in different contexts again, and again.
>huh :o) the wisdom since late 90's has been to avoid it like a plague
I am sure that hundreds of thousands of students have at some point heard that these hierarchical organization of data is how you should model a system.
the same wisdom can be applied elsewhere as well, there is no need to keep discovering the same truths in different contexts again, and again.