David, Why are you a "Windows Hater"? I've been programming since 1981, and have worked with many many compilers in my days. The Microsoft compilers have never disappointed me in any way since I started using them back in 1991. I believe I belong to a third category that you didn't mention below: 3. The middle-aged mellowed-out "try to always do the right thing", "using namespace boost", crowd. -Sid Sacek -----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of David Bergman Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:46 AM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] "boost cold shoulder" (was proposal for #pragmaoncesupport) We have two factions here: 1. The old conservative, Windows-hating, folks, whose only drive, or boost, is that they type "boost" quite often. 2. The young pragmatic, "Do What Make Most People Happy", crowd. :-) PS: I belong to category 1, clearly. /David