2 Feb
2011
2 Feb
'11
1:19 a.m.
At Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:38:03 -0500, Stefan Seefeld wrote:
The point I'm driving at here is API and ABI compatibility. Without that, two distinct boost releases have to be considered as two mostly unrelated products, at least in environments with strict testing and validation rules.
I don't think this is the right context to discuss this controversial topic...
I understand that for developers it's more convenient to always focus on new features, instead of backward compatibility, and I'm not bringing the topic up to judge. I'm just trying to raise awareness for these concerns.
+1 I hope we can address that topic once we've been modularized, which I consider a higher priority. -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com