[boost] Re: Pure Abstraction Layer

From: Eric Woodruff (Eric.Woodruff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-08 17:38:16

Efficiency isn't the main concern in the rest of the world, and even if it
was, it has already been stated that it could be alleviated under the hood.

If you are a proponent for efficiency, you need to put your efforts
elsewhere. Good design reduces unnecessary translation--the source of every
bottle-neck.

----- Original Message -----
From: Braden McDaniel
Newsgroups: gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel
Sent: Thursday, 2002:August:08 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: Pure Abstraction Layer

On Thu, 08 Aug 2002 09:18:50 -0400, Eric Woodruff wrote:

> Do you misunderstand "duality", or "functionality"? If boost has source
> dependencies, the the threading models of its dependencies are also
> available to the user, providing a duality in multithreading support.

So what? Boost doesn't need to prevent users from using system-specific
calls; it should just allow them to avoid it. *Especially* no such
measures should be taken when they incur a runtime cost.

[snip]

> boost is a ubiquitous, dependable framework -- as such it inherits ethical
> responsibility.

Anthropomorphizing software in this manner will only lead to disappointment.

Braden

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