Re: [boost] Re: Non-blocking I/O

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-03-05 08:30:25

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From: <pinkfloydhomer_at_[hidden]>

> --- In boost_at_y..., Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_a...> wrote:
> > At 11:23 AM 3/4/2001 -0600, Ed Brey wrote:
> >
> > Good point.  Hopefully that will get captured for the Library's
> rationale.
> >
>
> So, will anybody want to work on this non-blocking I/O addition to
> the library?
>
> I would like to help myself, but I'm not sure I am the best person to
> design or implement such a library. If no one else will work on this,
> I will have to do it myself, but then I probably will not be able to
> make a good enough design that it deserved to be in boost. I would
> probably just make it work for my particular application, and no one
> will ever benefit from it.

If nobody takes you up on your offer, I suggest you do what most boosters
do: build something, post it to the files section, and learn from the
feedback you get. For most of us, it's easier to help by (constructively)
criticizing existing code.

Have Fun,
Dave