cplusplus / cplusplus/draft

[library] needs a structural overhaul

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Description

The "method of description" subclause has too many deeply nested children.

Suggestions:

  • Fold [conventions] away.
  • Move [customization.point.object] one level up (it's not a type) and shorten the stable label.

Beyond that, I'd also favor folding away [requirements]. It mixes requirements on user programs (the now prevalent understanding of (concept) "requirement"; e.g. [utility.requirements]) with general requirements on implementations (e.g. [contents]), which are usually not called out as "requirements" in the C++ standard.

See also #2528.

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Research direction

Start by locating the "method of description" subclause and the [conventions], [customization.point.object], [requirements], [utility.requirements], and [contents] labels in the draft source. Review the related discussion in #2528, then determine how the hierarchy and stable labels should change. Done means the proposed nesting and terminology are consistently updated throughout the draft.

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Assessment

Tech stack
tex
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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