on 21.03.2010 at 23:16 Artyom wrote :
[Sarcasm] I would only rephrase you a little:
in order to avoid the myriad of problems involved in ensuring that boost libraries are compiled with **one specific** compiler on **one** specific operating system where compiler run-times are not backward compatible between releases and even between debug/release builds, where is no standard naming conventions for various libraries types even exists, and building shared library requires extraordinary skills and lots of non-trivial configuration macros in order to get it done right. [/Sarcasm] indeed this is the reality we are living in
But still, I think that creation of header only libraries just in order to simplify build procedures, IMHO, are just not justified.
Libraries are not designed for simple users they are designed for developers that should be capable to solve these problems. i strongly diagree with you i think one should strive to make his library open to as many users as it is possible, not only pro developers that is the scourge of modern software engineering (as i understand it) modern tools are so complicated that only very experienced programmers can handle it please don't make things worse than they are!
-- Pavel