On 02/10/21 13:27, Markus Armbruster wrote:
The "return a boolean" rule adds some complexity (and a possibility for things to be wrong/inconsistent) to the function for the benefit of the callers.Yes, but returning something is only a minor burden. It also makes success vs. failure obvious at a glance.
Fair enough; I'd still prefer to have an exception to the rule for virtual functions. In that case, I really find the benefit to be negative.
Paolo
