[boost] Re: Benefit/Complexity ratio in libraries [was MPLcontainers and algorithms]

From: David B. Held (dheld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-19 15:41:24

"Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:000701c247b7$507a3a10$1d00a8c0_at_pdimov2...
> [...]
> How many alternative libraries have been submitted for a topic that is
> already covered by a Boost library?
>
> This is a roundabout way to say that it _will_ discourage others. I say
> nothing about this being good or bad, and nothing about MPL in
> particular. It's just that "competition" within Boost is virtually
nonexistant.

Do you suppose that is partly due to the fact that when an improvement
to an existing library comes along, there is more pressure to integrate
the improvements rather than have separate libraries?

Dave