Stefan Seefeld wrote:
Manfred Doudar wrote:
The C++ BOOST Libraries are a series of free, peer-reviewed, STL compliant, portable and thread-safe C++ libraries;
That sounds a little too buzzwordy to my ear.
True - I wasn't too comfortable with it either, but I guess the question is what is the intended audience - nonetheless, I concur with you 100% in this regard.
What does 'STL compliant' actually mean ?
I would have thought it to be suggestive of interoperability with the STL, containers, iterators, ... etal But more appropriate rewording more akin to what is meant is in order.
Also, I don't think boost libraries are generally thread-safe, at least not in a general sense.
Up until now I thought its been a requirement (actually I know better - more so, its very desirable, as opposed to being mandated obligatory) that all Boost libraries be thread-safe. Nonetheless, I should probably ask for a qualification of 'general sense'.
I believe it would be best not to mention thread-safety in a short abstract, or else you'd have to detail the statement quite a bit to make it true.
It's a sticky/thorny issue to pin down tightly - but an appropriate wording would be worth the effort IMHO. Should it be any consolation, please note - the passage of my first post was the best I could come up with in a few minutes; nonetheless, I don't expect it to survive it's initial wording by any measure ;-) Cheers, -- Manfred Doudar MetOcean Engineers www.metoceanengineers.com