Re: [boost] [explore] Library Proposal: Container Streaming

Subject: Re: [boost] [explore] Library Proposal: Container Streaming
From: Jeffrey Bosboom (jbosboom_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-30 19:08:01

Robert Ramey wrote:
> Jeffrey Bosboom wrote:
>> I've written simple versions of streaming operators (both output and
>> input) for the standard containers as a simple, low-barrier-to-entry
>> form of serialization.  Do you plan to provide the input operators
>>  too? (I understand this would involve some restrictions on the
>> streamed forms of the container elements to prevent parsing ambiguity.)
> 
> how would this be different than just writing a special archive
> class and using boost seriallization?
> 
> Robert Ramey

It didn't require learning to use Boost.Serialization.  Also, in the 
specific case I needed this for, I was running code on a cluster where 
Boost was not available, so it was lighter-weight (although obviously 
far less featureful).

--Jeffrey Bosboom