
17 Dec
2024
17 Dec
'24
1:35 p.m.
Boost has a special position in the C++’s ecosystem. The most simple and impressive answer I’ve heard for the question “when can we start to use modules” is, “when boost makes it”.
This seems like a good candidate for a GSOC project. It would shift the load of a number of disparate maintainers to a one, or a few people that could solely focus on getting it correct. Most of the groundwork for adaptation in Boost already exists thanks to Reuben so it shouldn't require a huge amount of discovery. Matt