Re: Dropping C++03 support (again)

From: Jeff Garland (azswdude_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-02-17 15:38:05

On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 5:08 AM Peter Dimov via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I have a novel idea, let's drop C++03 support.

Please, please, please -- let's do this finally.  I've said for a decade
that people that need support for older versions, can just use older
versions of Boost.  If you really need some newer library update in an
older version then go do it yourself or pay someone to do it for you.  I
will note that the last survey I recall by the C++ Foundation showed the
vast majority of c++ projects use C++11 or above.

w.r.t 1.x versus 2.x -- let's leave it 1.x so as not to perturb the bigger
ecosystem of packagers.

I'd dare to suggest we go one step further while we're here. We should join
the 3 year cycle and drop support for c++11 in 2026, c++14 in 2029, etc.
This gives users a planning window and understanding of where Boost is
heading over time.  And it matches what the standard is doing so it's
already part of the bigger culture of evolution.

Thanks for bringing this up Peter.

Jeff