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["Joel Pitt" <joel.pitt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I'm currently looking through the PTL code Ari wrote which will be the
basis for PLN in OpenCog.

I've noticed the use of smart pointer construct boost::smart_ptr in
the code, and I can't remember where I heard this, but I think it's a
general rule of thumb to avoid mixing pointer types in a piece of
software.

So this brings up the subject of whether we should use smart pointers
in OpenCog, or whether I should try to factor out the boost smart
pointers... or if we should just ignore this, as I may be misguided in
my idealisations of using only one type of pointer system.

I must admit my experience with smart pointers is quite limited, I've
only used them during my brief stint on AGISim (CrystalSpace made
liberally use of them I think).

J