"Jason Earl" <Jason@hybd.net> wrote in message news:a92cb275d8bab18d3c31671b1a52f8cd@hybd.net...
On 25 May 2005, at 14:00, Hendrik Schober wrote:
Jason Earl <Jason@hybd.net> wrote:
[...] TBH, I think any self respecting C++ user should have experience in a cross platform environment. I'm surprised how many Windows-only programmers there are out there.
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However in the case of Boost, it's target audience is not your average client / dumb computer user. It's aimed at professional C++ programmer. If a C/C++ programmer is expected to understand things like memory management / allocation concepts and policies, then they shouldn't have any problem with using a shell. After all anyone with experience with Unix will realise how of an advantage a shell is in terms of flexibility when it comes to deploying stuff with scripts etc.
As an evidently non-"self respecting C++ user", I understand "things like memory management / allocation concepts and policies", while I find it a pain to have to remember arcane commands to do things that I can do with a click or a drag & drop. I cheerfully admit to keeping my Unix experience to a minimum. I have enough to do to keep up with the complexities of C++ and boost functionality, without learning the intricacies of yet another script language. As a matter of fact, one of the things I love about boost is how one can implement in C++ what used to require a .bat file to accomplish. The point of all of this is that a "self respecting C++ user" should realize that not all users of the products of our labors share the same usage patterns as our selves. Jeff Flinn