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From: dwolfram_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-01-19 17:13:53


Hi Sandra,

Thanks for your reply. I'd also be very interested in hearing from
the other developer who is using Visual C++.

Best regards,

David W.

--- In boost_at_[hidden], Sandra Carney <scarney_at_e...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am a Program Manager on the Visual C++ Team. We are interested
in
> > your experiences of using third-party C++ libraries and library
> > collections. More specifically,
> >
> > 1. Which third-party libraries do you use?
> 1. Rogue-Wave
> 2. STL
> 3. Playing with some of the Boost stuff
> 4. TeleUSE
> 5. Qhull
>
> >
> > 2. If you cannot use Visual C++ with these libraries, what are
the
> > causes of this? For example, does the library require partial
> > template specialization support? Do other issues also prevent you
> > from using the library with Visual C++?
> >
> > 3. If you are a library developer, what workarounds or design
> > constraints were required for compatibility with Visual C++? What
> > were the most significant ones? Did the workarounds or
constraints
> > have performance impacts?
> >
> For 3. and 4., I work in a Unix environment. Another developer
> in our group is experimenting with Visual C++.
>
> > 4. Are you mainly a "consumer" or "producer" of library
templates?
> Both. Use STL but am also developing a heavily modified
version
> of the CppUnit testing framework in which I have extended the
> templatization already there and am using it in other ways.
> >
> > I hope to hear from you, and shall summarize the replies if they
are
> > numerous.
> >
> > David Wolfram
> > Program Manager, Visual C++ Compiler Team
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >


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