cplusplus / cplusplus/draft

[structure] needs an overhaul

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Description

Looking through [structure], we find:

  • [structure.elements] does not correctly describe any of the library clauses. There is no "Summary" subclause, no "Detailed specifications" subclause, the references to the C library are not collected together as is suggested therein. And what is an "element" anyway?
  • [structure.summary]'s first sentence might be approximately correct, but the second sentence is not. And the second paragraph doesn't seem to provide any expositionary value whatsoever.
  • [structure.specifications]: bullet 1.1 is not something we really do; paragraph 2 belongs on our wiki not in the working draft
  • [structure.see.also] has a suspicious section name

There's lots of scope for improvements here.

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Research direction

Start by locating the source for [structure] and reviewing its elements, summary, specifications, and see.also subsections; compare them with the library clauses and project conventions. Done means the headings and descriptions accurately reflect the clauses, unsupported material is removed or moved to the wiki, and the suspicious section name is resolved.

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Assessment

Tech stack
tex
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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