Re: [boost] [home page] Marketing?
----Original Message---- From: Beman Dawes [mailto:bdawes@acm.org] Sent: 01 July 2005 13:50 To: Boost mailing list Subject: [boost] [home page] Marketing?
If we go forward with this, I'll try to get quotes from one or two other C++ luminaries to go in the "What do others say about Boost" sub-section.
From http://www.research.att.com/~bs/abstraction.pdf: "The obvious solution for most programmers is to use a library that provides an elegant and efficient platform independent to needed services. Examples are BOOST ..."
I'm sure the man would be prepared to give you a slightly punchier quote. On the other hand, quotes that people have made unprompted somehow feel more honest. The best I can find for Sutter is "Use the Boost, Luke", which is perhaps a bit nerdish for selling to managers. I can't find a thing for Andrew Koenig - google finds LOTS of things for "boost koenig", but they nearly all refer to Koenig lookup, and the rest seem to refer to "Accelerated C++". (I'm sure he /has/ said something complimentary, I just can't find it). -- Martin Bonner Martin.Bonner@Pitechnology.com Pi Technology, Milton Hall, Ely Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB4 6WZ, ENGLAND Tel: +44 (0)1223 441434
On Fri, Jul 01, 2005 at 03:17:07PM +0100, Martin Bonner wrote:
----Original Message---- From: Beman Dawes
If we go forward with this, I'll try to get quotes from one or two other C++ luminaries to go in the "What do others say about Boost" sub-section. [snip] The best I can find for Sutter is "Use the Boost, Luke", which is perhaps a bit nerdish for selling to managers.
p147 of "C++ Coding Standards" says Boost is "one of the most highly regarded and expertly designed C++ library projects in the world." There might be others, but that was the easiest to find. jon
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----Original Message---- From: Beman Dawes [mailto:bdawes@acm.org] Sent: 01 July 2005 13:50 To: Boost mailing list Subject: [boost] [home page] Marketing?
If we go forward with this, I'll try to get quotes from one or two other C++ luminaries to go in the "What do others say about Boost" sub-section.
From http://www.research.att.com/~bs/abstraction.pdf: "The obvious solution for most programmers is to use a library that provides an elegant and efficient platform independent to needed services. Examples are BOOST ..."
Ah! That's a good one. Thanks - I hadn't seen it before.
I'm sure the man would be prepared to give you a slightly punchier quote. On the other hand, quotes that people have made unprompted somehow feel more honest.
Yes, agreed. Thanks, --Beman
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