At Friday 2005-04-15 10:50, you wrote:
Robert Ramey wrote:
I'm amazed to discover that in only ONE single case have any of the programmers, managers, etc ever even heard of boost. This group even includes an ex head of the computer science department at a top tier university !!!
FWIW, I've had similar experiences. I thought it would be a situation specific to the country I live in (Germany). While it's somewhat a relief to hear it isn't different elsewhere, it's also frustrating.
It's pretty sad that someone like Robert who wrote an amazing and so useful piece of software and who managed to get it reviewed and accepted by most knowledgeable and experienced software developers doesn't receive any reputation bonus for his contribution.
<lament> What makes me really worry is that many places even seem to be unaware of the fact that there is a C++ standard. I'm afraid most software is still being written by copy-pasting stuff from questionable sources on the web by people who don't understand what they're doing. </lament>
<snide reply> There are companies that are still married to VC++6.0 and _won't_ change. As a result, we all pay for their stupidity. I also notice (recently) that someone must have dumped a TON of Borland Turbo C++ 3.0 on the market. We're getting a lot of inquiries about "why won't it do this" in IRC (undernet/C++. </snide reply>
Regards, m
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