smart pointers + “this” considered harmful?

Question

In a C++ project that uses smart pointers, such as boost::shared_ptr, what is a good design philosophy regarding use of \"this\"?<

Answer 1

One example of correct use is return *this; in functions like operator++() and operator<<().

Answer 2

If you need to use this, just use it explicitly. Smart pointers wrap only pointers of the objects they own - either exclusivelly (unique_ptr) or in a shared manner (shared_ptr).