On 26 March 2010 18:24, Rob Riggs <rob@pangalactic.org> wrote:
What the distributors (and users!) want from Boost is some indication of what parts are stable, what parts are under active development, and what are NSFW.
Why are we accepting *any* libraries that are NSFW? I'm assuming the only real division is stability of the interface. However, the moment you classify the libraries into stable/not stable, the "not stable" ones, now being second class citizens, will never get enough "real world" experience to improve their interface, since we are basically telling people they are too risky to use. No amount of verbiage will change this impression for most people. Ironically, the "not stable" citizens will end up being stable because of reduced usage. And if that happens, it could snowball into reducing the number of people willing to develop a library for Boost. -- Nevin Liber <mailto:nevin@eviloverlord.com> (847) 691-1404