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

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-03-06 11:38:15

This is part of the reason for boost's existence, FWIW.

-Dave

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From: <pinkfloydhomer_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:42 AM
Subject: [boost] Re: Non-blocking I/O

> --- In boost_at_y..., "Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_c...> wrote:
> > 
> 
> > .political_commentary on
> > From my perspective, for C++ to move forward we need to stop asking 
> why we can't
> > do something on every platform and start looking at how to provide 
> essential
> > things on as many platforms as possible.  The JAVA folks have done 
> this well and
> > JAVA is flourishing as a result.  Clearly, they have learned to 
> live with
> > subsets of standard libraries for devices that won't run GUI's, for 
> example.
> > C++ could easily do the same...
> > .political_commentary off
> > 
> > Jeff
> 
> I agree with you 100% and has been thinking the same thing.