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From: Brian Braatz (brianb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-06 21:19:52


> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
[mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
> On Behalf Of Jonathan Turkanis
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:53 PM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [boost] Re: Re: Typeof: Review result
>
> Brian Braatz wrote:
>
> > Here is an idea: what-cha think- We should add a "Wow" factor to the
> > lib review template.
> >
> > I dunno, maybe something like
> >
> > "Rate the WOW factor of this library:(1-5)"
> >
> > (now that I have made the suggestion, here comes the controversy
> > (grin))
> >
> > the question then becomes what if a library, gets all 1's. Does it
> > still get accepted? I say no, there are plenty of "YET-ANOTHER-X"
> libraries
> > out there already.
> >
> > I say, (more controversy) that something can have a semi-boring
> > functional use, but it's implementation, at the very least should
have
> > some "Wow" in it.
>
> Most people seems to agree we need a bigint library. Somehow I'm
skeptical
> we
> can find one with a WOW factor above 2. ;-)
>
> Jonathan
>

[Brian Braatz Writes:]
Hmm.. ON a serious note. It might be worth just "Capturing" the WOW
factor, and using that as one piece of the "do we accept" or not puzzle.


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