Re: iterator and index
Mirek Fidler wrote:
James Kanze wrote:
As the difference when optimized is negligible, use of an
index is considered more readable and easier to debug.
I wouldn't say that. In C++, the "standard" idiom is to use
iterators. Using the standard idiom makes the code more
readable for someone familiar with the language and its idioms.
But not easier to debug... :)
Readability is an important part of "easier to debug". The
easier the code is to analyse, the easier it is to debug. Also,
debugging versions of the iterator will signal the error as soon
as you go out of bounds (not really likely in something as
simple as the example, of course), rather than only when you
finally use the index.
(In fact, of course, "easier to read" and "easier to debug"
depend a lot on cultural issues; if your programming community
is more used to indexes, indexes will be easier.)
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