On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 09:01:55 -0500, Doug Gregor wrote
On Nov 5, 2004, at 8:44 AM, Erik Wien wrote:
Doug Gregor wrote:
Interestingly enough, at the Boost workshop at OOPSLA last week we discussed doing this for anyone bringing their first library up for review. A mentorship program, so to speak, where seasoned Boosters would help navigate the review process in the hope of bringing more libraries up to formal review.
Interesting. Would such a "mentor" be available throughout the development process, or would this only be for the last push towards the review?
I'm not sure... it probably depends on the mentor:submitter ratio, but longer would be better. The moderators will probably discuss the specifics off-list and we'll come to the group with a fully-baked proposal in the near future.
I think that to do much good, the mentor has to be available throughout the development, but I agree with Doug that we need to work out specifics and recruit willing volunteers. And, of course, experienced boosters with free time are a fairly limited commodity -- so we have to be careful. BTW, my full summary of the workshop results should be posted in the next day or two. Jeff