Beth Jacobson <bethj@bajac.com> writes:
David Abrahams wrote:
Paul Giaccone <paulg@cinesite.co.uk> writes:
A better system would be (in addition to what is already there, rather than as a replacement for it) to provide this inverse function in the docs, so, in addition to the alphabetical list at http://boost.org/libs/libraries.htm (which is foo()) there is a list corresponding to bar(), but with a little more detail.
That's what http://www.boost.org/libs/libraries.htm#Category is all about.
I would keep that, but also have a page that categorizes the libraries according to their appropriateness for different types of users, e.g. "C++ Tweaks" for people who don't really need anything special, but just want to make programming a little easier (this would include things like smart pointers, boost arrays, static asserts, etc), "General Use Libraries" for people who want better written, wider featured, or cross platform versions of commonly used libraries like date-time, threading, etc., "Specialized Libraries" like BGL, uBLAS, maybe the Python interface, etc., "Bleeding Edge Programming," for folks whose main interest in Boost is in gaining experience with the most up-to-date techniques such as the meta-programming stuff.
OK, care to draw up a page? If it's good maybe we'll include it with 1.34. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com