-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Tobias Schwinger Sent: 30 July 2007 23:35 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: [boost] [x-files] the code's out there...
There is lots of useful, Boost-worthy utility code out there: Implementation details of existing / upcoming / (maybe even) proposed and rejected libraries that could stand alone, code on private hard disks never brought up for review, additions to existing libraries, etc.
Fact is, that for small submissions the administrative overhead of (even) a formal (fast-track) review can be too high for developers' decency. Just imagine someone allocating five fast-track slots at once just for factoring out some unrelated bits of code from an existing library.
So, why not group a bunch of unrelated utilities into a set of "Boost X-Files" and have them reviewed as a single library? It's completely non-intrusive to the review process and could seriously increase its efficiency. Like the idea?
In a way we have this already, in an unstructured way - called the vault ;-) But I have been advocating the idea of a 'Boost candidate' status for some time to: * get code of the type you discuss into use. * get code used 'in anger' to provide user experience and feedback. * to provide more incentive for developers to do the hard work getting stuff up to Boost release standard. * judge what is good enough for the agreed high cost of a formal review (or a 'light-touch' review for tiny but useful items?). Perhaps we could ask for several nominations to promote from the vault to the 'candidate' collection, or we could have a straw poll, or ?? Paul --- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539561830 & SMS, Mobile +44 7714 330204 & SMS pbristow@hetp.u-net.com