From: David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com>
We really need a section at the top of the page titled "What is Boost?" that covers something like the following:
* Boost is a collection of C++ libraries - Free for any use - Extensively peer-reviewed - Extensively Tested
Those are fine as bullets. I suggest that each one be a link to an appropriate explanatory page. The first can link to the license page, the second to the review process page, and the last to the test process page.
* When you download Boost, you get the whole collection
As others have said, this should be on another page. I can see having a page that discusses library organization, directory structure, header-only design, bcp, etc. A bullet, in the above list, could point to that page with, "Easy to integrate into your development environment," if you like.
* There are some dependencies among libraries, but they are not tightly coupled
That's good, but I'm not sure whether you need to say that to the newcomer. At least shorten it to, "Low inter-library coupling," and put it in the bulleted list above.
* There is a tool (bcp) for extracting the parts you want and their dependencies.
Put this elsewhere.
* Many boost libraries can be used just by putting the library collection's top directory in your #include path. Complete instructions for getting started are at: ___
Covered above. This should not be on the home page.
* The important features of the Boost directory structure are: - boost - libs - more - tools (with rough descriptions of each)
See above. I don't think this should be on the home page. -- Rob Stewart stewart@sig.com Software Engineer http://www.sig.com Susquehanna International Group, LLP using std::disclaimer;