[boost] Re: ANN: review of FSM library starts

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-09 20:18:51

This is my review; take it for what it's worth as I didn't have a
chance to look at even the introduction in the documentation.

Alexander Nasonov <alnsn_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> 
>>     * Do you think the library should be accepted as a
>>       Boost library?  Be sure to say this explicitly so that
>>       your other comments don't obscure your overall opinion.
>
> I'm afraid not. Either it should be repositioned as Boost.Statecharts
> or redesigned for better real-time support.

I agree with Alexander.  Based on other positive reviews this library
obviously serves a need for some people, but performance and tight
code are too important in a wide variety of FSM applications for this
library to represent the whole domain.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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