Re: [boost] [Review] Phoenix review starts today, September 21st

Subject: Re: [boost] [Review] Phoenix review starts today, September 21st
From: dan marsden (danmarsden_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-23 02:52:14

Joel de Guzman wrote:
>Mathias Gaunard wrote:
>> Joel de Guzman wrote:
>> Isn't the move to first-class Boost citizen a good opportunity to change
>> some parts of the interface, and thus give a new version number?
>
>Indeed. As noted in the review blurb, V3 will be the future of phoenix.
>The V3 interface will be assumed. The most major interface shifts are:
>
>1) ET engine: Use of Boost.Proto
>2) Result type deduction: Use of Boost.Typeof
>3) Type deduction protocol: Use of Boost.Resultof
>
>As far as the interface goes, we can take all that for granted.
>We have the proof of concept.
>

I think I'd add to your list of major interface shifts:
4) Extension protocol: The current extension approach is tightly coupled
to the hand rolled expression templates, and will need changing for a
proto based v3, unless if I've missed yet more genius from Eric?

Cheers

Dan