RE: [boost] Re: FSM Review

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-12 09:07:23

| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Gennadiy Rozental
| Sent: 12 March 2005 05:20
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: [boost] Re: FSM Review
| 
| > I'm glad to see someone actually use a 'conditional accept' clause
| because it seemed like we had an awful lot of 'mostly good stuff', 
| >
| > Jeff
| 
| On the other hand ....
| 
| 1. Boost is about Excellency

Agreed, but But "The Best is the Enemy of the Good".

IMHO ALL designs are compromises (especially C++ itself!) 
and if we only accept perfection, and reject this (and others),
we risk throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

| 3. As well as rejection may lead to discouraging further efforts, 

A serious disadvantage.

| 4. In numerous case attempts to address any major issues 
| results in complete new interface/design/implementation.

So what - there aren't going to be too many things depending on it
-- unlike string and serialisation.

| Any users relying on accepted version would be disappointed. 

OK if someone comes up with a better, but incompatible solution,
then no problem.  Users of version 1 will either stick with it,
with most of the bugs ironed out, or suffer the pain of moving
to version 2 (which SHOULD be reviewed separately).

|  5. I really-really wish somebody spent more time with std::string 
|  on drawing board. Maybe we wouldn't have as much issues now. 

Hindsight is always so crystal clear...

Paul

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