Re: Unicode in C++; Was: New file uploaded to boost

From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-09-26 12:31:01

--- In boost_at_y..., "Damien Fisher" <dfisher_at_u...> wrote:

> Perhaps it would be a good idea to ignore unicode until boost 
finalizes its
> solution on the matter.  Until then, an ASCII version would 
definitely
> suffice, and I don't imagine it being difficult to move over.  So 
the next
> question would be: do we start with W3C interfaces first (DOM or 
SAX or
> both) or come up with a new interface, and build DOM/SAX on top of 
that?

Personally, I'd start with at least SAX.  SAX is a very efficient 
model that can easily be employed to implement any other model.  It's 
interface may not be overly palatable for general application 
development in C++, but as a basis for a library that is it would be 
examplary.  I fear that going the other direction (i.e. develop a 
different model first and then implement SAX on it) may result in 
poor performance or require concessions in the new model to allow for 
full implementation of SAX.

Bill Kempf