[zeromq-dev] question about czmq zctx_destroy

[Evan Gates]

See inline:

>> Out of curiosity, why don't calls that take ownership also nullify a
>> reference?

> It would be nicer if they did this but it didn't occur to me. :-)
> I don't like breaking APIs but this seems like a good improvement to
> the CZMQ API so if you want to make those changes, go for it.

Sounds like fun, I'll look into it.


> I think even if a method has taken ownership, it should still be
legitimate for the
> programmer to hold on to the reference till the end of the life cycle of
the object.
>
> Eg, zctx manages destruction of sockets, but we still hold a reference to
the socket.

IMO the difference is between giving control which normally happens when
you're done with an object (e.g. zmsg_push()), and creating a new object
that you will use presently (e.g. zsocket_new()).

My $0.02

-Evan
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