On 2/24/2013 5:27 AM, Mathias Gaunard wrote:
On 24/02/13 04:56, Michael Powell wrote:
I don't know if that makes any sense to anyone. It's all very conceptual, very abstract, at this stage of the game. I know, or have a sense, exactly how I might do it in C#, .NET 4, and so on. A little less so what's available in C++, much less boost, spirit, phoenix, fusion, etc.
Boost is a collection of C++ libraries. Albeit there are libraries on various subjects, what it covers is fairly little when compared to .NET, and it isn't as consistent.
Are you implying this of Boost libraries in general ? If so I beg to differ. Boost libraries cover more than .Net libraries do in the realm of general purpose programming. The .Net API very nicely covers APIs specific to Windows programming and some general purpose APIs, but not nearly so much as Boost does of the latter. I do not mean to start an opinion war but I think your reply above gives the OP the wrong idea about the strengths of Boost libraries, especially as he is new to Boost. And yes I have programmed in .Net ( both C# and C++/CLI ) pretty extensively.