Re: [Boost-users] Boost cookbook site (alpha)

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-01 16:19:29

on Thu Sep 27 2007, Kirit Sælensminde <kirit.saelensminde-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> on Sun Sep 23 2007, Kirit Sælensminde <kirit.saelensminde-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think there is a real difference in intent. The wiki doesn't seem
>>> to have any way to manage short snippets of code to show how to do
>>> particular things in the way that a cookbook site does.
>> 
>> What's wrong with 
>> 
>>        {{{
>>        #!cpp
>>        short your_code(here)
>>        {
>>           return something_interesting();
>>        }
>>        }}}
>> 
>> ??
>
> Nothing, although maybe a "Source code" prompt and a big input box is 
> easier for casual users.

A prompt?  Input box?
For the person editing the page?

> It still leaves the matter of intent though. It remains to be seen how 
> people will react to the cookbook site once the initial novelty wears 
> off and whether or not it elicits any real number of contributions. 
> Maybe the narrower focus will be better for people, maybe not. Time will 
> tell. I'm quite optimistic.
>
> So long as it doesn't take time away from current documentation efforts 
> (which it hasn't so far) and if it brings in even a fairly small number 
> of new things that otherwise would not have been collected then I hope 
> it will be termed a success - I will certainly think of it that way :)

FWIW, I would very much prefer to see Boost's public web resources
consolidated in the wiki.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com