On Jul 17, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Lorenzo Caminiti wrote:
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Edward Diener <eldiener@tropicsoft.com> wrote:
On 7/16/2011 3:02 PM, Lorenzo Caminiti wrote:
22. [WANT] I'd add an annex to the docs to compare this library with other libraries (e.g., the "mirror" library?) that exist out there for introspection (i.e., some sort of literature review).
if there were an existing Boost library I might do it.
Why would you compare Boost.TTI only with other Boost libraries? You should do a literature search on C++ introspection in general and compare Boost.TTI with *all* known C++ introspection library even/especially if they are not in Boost.
I disagree with you. It is not the responsibility of a library developer to investigate and document every other possibile similar library. I can understand that if there were a C++ standard library or a Boost library which offered similar features to what another Boost library is attempting to provide, then it would be good for the developer to compare his library to what is already exists in that domain to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of one's own approach.
What do other Boosters think of this?
I would hope that out of intellectual curiosity Eddie would want to look at other solutions to the problem, especially now that his library is "complete" and accepted. But I think it is the community's responsibility to bring up comparisons. E.g. I hoped that Matus Chochlik and Matt Calabrese would bring some perspective to the review, if not actually vote.