5 Nov
2018
5 Nov
'18
1:48 a.m.
On 4/11/2018 23:00, Richard Hodges wrote:
My 2c on this kind of question, for what it's worth, is that each new boost release should only target the current standard at time of release and up. This will force users, and more importantly *compiler vendors* to keep up and stop dragging us all back to the stone age.
Boost is *the de-facto standard in c++*. If it demands c++17, compiler vendors will deliver c++17 - otherwise they will go out of business.
This is an excellent way to encourage application writers to stop using Boost entirely. And hence for Boost to go out of business.