Re: [boost] A BOOST GUI Library

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-04-02 14:54:35

At 09:35 AM 4/2/2001, David Allan Finch wrote:

 >Hi All,
 >
 >I was at the ACCU Spring Confrence last week and there was
 >discussion about what sort of additional libraries there might
 >be. One of the ones mentioned was a 'medium' complexity
 >GUI library...

The full context of this was that in a panel led by Nico Josuttis, Dietmar 
Kuehl, and myself, a straw vote was taken.  (Numbers are from memory and 
very approximate.)

How many would like to see the Standard Library include:

     * A low complexity GUI library:     A handful (5?)
     * A medium complexity GUI library:  A larger handful (8?)
     * A high complexity GUI library:    A handful (5?)
     * No, don't include a GUI library:  Lots (>30)

This is a marked contrast to other possible libs discussed, such as 
persistence, threads, and so forth.  All of these were greeted 
positively.  The only one we took a straw poll on was a GUI library, 
because it was the only one that seemed controversial to the audience, 
which appeared to include many experienced developers.

So there is a storm warning flying on this one.  That doesn't mean Boost 
should steer clear, but it probably does mean rough waters ahead.

--Beman