"Edward Diener" <eddielee@tropicsoft.com> wrote
Arkadiy Vertleyb wrote:
"Paul Giaccone" <paulg@cinesite.co.uk> wrote
"Essentially, Boost needs to sell itself as something that no C++ programmer would want to be without. Think how the adman would write it: "C++ getting you down? Spending hours tracking down that memory leak? Then try Boost! It will change your life!" Well, maybe not, but something along these lines would certainly go a long way to showing why anyone should be using Boost.
While I completely agree, I can't help but mention that people fluent in this kind of language
What kind of language ? Do you mean writing correct English ?
No, I don't mean English.
If one's primary language is not English I can well understand this, but if one's primary language is English it is that person's own fault that he/she can not write English well enough to be understood by others.
Being very fluent in English myself, I have volunteered in the past to help other Boost developers write better English
This is very much appreciated...
but since no one has ever taken me up on it, I do not think it is acceptable to claim that the inability to write English is a stumbling block to writing decent documentation.
Well, this is not about documentation... This is about the "language" sales people use to convince kids that Coca-cola and chips is the best food in the world. I believe this kind of language is pretty much international. I do agree with Martin Wille that this kind of advertisement may have a negative rather than positive effect, especially when the developers are concerned. Regards, Arkadiy