Apple iPod uses Boost
Apple iPod uses Boost. At least looks like that.There's 'legal' in menu, where some software licenses are listed, the last one is Boost Software License. This may help someone to convince boss that Boost libraries are needed for any project, as they are used even in such tiny and useless thing ;-)
Apple iPod uses Boost. At least looks like that.There's 'legal' in menu, where some software licenses are listed, the last one is Boost Software License.
This may help someone to convince boss that Boost libraries are needed for any project, as they are used even in such tiny and useless thing ;-)
Another fairly well-known company, Google, also recommends Boost: http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml Those Boosters who've checked out the Google Chrome source might think it could benefit from more Boost! Pete
Pete Bartlett wrote:
Another fairly well-known company, Google, also recommends Boost:
http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml
Sort of. Google only allows a *very* limited subset of Boost. Google's C++ style guide is pretty idiosyncratic--not allowing exceptions, non-const reference parameters, and discouraging template heavy functional or meta-programming. That makes much of Boost out of bounds, at least at this time. -- Jon Biggar jon@floorboard.com jon@biggar.org jonbiggar@gmail.com
Jon Biggar write: Pete Bartlett wrote:
Another fairly well-known company, Google, also recommends Boost:
http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml
Sort of. Google only allows a *very* limited subset of Boost. Google's C++ style guide is pretty idiosyncratic--not allowing exceptions, non-const reference parameters, and discouraging template heavy functional or meta-programming. That makes much of Boost out of bounds, at least at this time.
Yup, agreed its still a pretty limited list at the moment - but now there's six accepted libraries whereas two months ago it was only two. My own personal belief is that the owners of that style guide are playing catch up with what senior boosters have learnt over the past several years. Of course, we'd like progress to be quicker, but overall it's a good thing.
Alexander Gutenev wrote:
Apple iPod uses Boost. At least looks like that.There's 'legal' in menu, where some software licenses are listed, the last one is Boost Software License.
This may help someone to convince boss that Boost libraries are needed for any project, as they are used even in such tiny and useless thing ;-)
Well, of course Boost isn't the only library using the Boost Software License. And, are they distributing the sources? Otherwise I don't see why reproducing the license. -- Genny
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