Re: [boost] reminder about Date/Time formal review

From: Mark Rodgers (mark.rodgers_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-04-22 14:02:02

I haven't had much of a chance to play with it yet, but my initial
reaction is that I don't think it is ready for acceptance.  At the 
very minimum, I'd expect to see some locale support rather than 
the hard coded names in English I found in greg_month.cpp!

I also have reservations because it seems too large and complex 
given how little it seems to deliver.  

Finally, I'm not sure that I agree with the design premise, i.e., 
that the calendars should be part of the date type.   It seems to 
me that dates should be calendar-independent and the calendar 
should only come into play for I/O and operations on the date.  
If date is to be a template, I suggest that the template 
parameter(s) should only be used to specify precision and range.

I'd really like to see some more discussion, and perhaps some 
alternative proposals.

Mark