On 28/06/11 05:09, Denis Shevchenko wrote:
Hello all!
I want to ask an important question to the leading developers of Boost.
The fact that many programmers write to mailing list of Boost developers about their libraries. And they raised the questions about interest in their libraries and about inclusion their libraries in Boost.
But very often proposed library (or library with similar functionality) already exists in Boost, or nobody is interested in a such library.
Could you write about the subject areas and technical directions for libraries which would be *REALLY* useful in Boost today?
Thanks.
Well, I'll probably looks like a party crasher here but. I think currently Boost dont require *more* library, it requires a consolidated base of more *stable* libraries. I remember that I was drawn to the Boost Community because of its willingness to contribute to how C++ is used properly, pushing compiler limits out of bounds and, de facto, making compiler vendors improve their compilers. Boost also spawned a lot of standard worthy library, languages feature or good practices. What I will find worthy to be done is actively move toward C++11 and starts putting the pressure back on compilers and explore the new practice C++11 can bring or see how it will modify existing one. I think it is Boost role to promote this new standard by force feeding it a bit so it gets accepted. If not it'll basically be C99 all over again. I think the time is right now to pause a bit, look at the road we walked and consolidate ourselves, both a community and as a software project before engaging into the next part of the journey C++11 just opened. My 0,02 euros.