RE: [boost] Re: Pure Abstraction Layer

From: David Bergman (davidb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-08 20:33:37

Hey, Dave.

Be careful, there are a few of us "Java softies" lurking around here,
and we might get offended ;-)

/David

-----Original Message-----
From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
[mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of David B. Held
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 4:58 PM
To: boost_at_[hidden]
Subject: [boost] Re: Pure Abstraction Layer

"Eric Woodruff" <Eric.Woodruff_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:068001c23eff$adc97980$1800000a_at_soy...
> [...]
> Somewhere the line has to be drawn in the sand and a layer has to be
> created that is completely platform agnostic. From that point on, all
the
> layers above it will be so implicitly. Everyone will agree that this
is
best
> done at boosts level because it has the operating system accessibility
> to be efficient.
>
> boost is a ubiquitous, dependable framework -- as such it inherits
ethical
> responsibility.

If you want machine independence at the expense of performance, try
Java. ;)

Dave

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