Re: [boost] Re: Survey of Libraries and Visual C++

From: Sandra Carney (scarney_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-01-19 17:54:50

> 
> 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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