Re: [boost] Questions on Serialization

From: Bjorn.Karlsson_at_[hidden]
Date: 2005-08-26 08:27:04

> From: David Abrahams [mailto:dave_at_[hidden]]
> 
> "Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> > When the test system introduced automatic memory leak detection, I
> > noticed for the first time that lots of the demos and tests had
> > memory leaks.  It doesn't affect the validity of the demos and tests
> > but it does look a little sloppy.  I'm reluctant to fix this as I'm
> > concerned about complicating the demos and diminishing their
> > tutorial value and about complicating the tests.
> 
> IMO that's unacceptable for Boost.  A naive user who follows a Boost
> example like a recipe could introduce errors into his organization's
> codebase.  Who do you think the deveopment team manager will blame
> when he finds out the error was present in our example?  Do you think
> they'll continue to have confidence in the quality of the Boost
> libraries they're using?  I don't.

I strongly agree with this sentiment. I often direct colleagues and readers
of my articles to the Boost libraries' online documentation; knowing that
the documentation is generally of very high quality and accuracy. 

Bjorn