Re: [boost] Review: Boost Coding Guidelines

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-07-17 03:51:20

From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
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> If all those safeguards are in place, do you still think there is too much
> danger the guidelines will be seen as requirements?

It all comes down to:

If I submit a library to boost, and this library hasn't even heard of the
boost guidelines,

1. Will this be a reason for rejection?
2. Will this generate several hundred of review comments along the lines of
"Why don't you follow guideline x.y?"

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Peter Dimov
Multi Media Ltd.