Re: [boost] What is Boost?

From: Darren Cook (darren_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-28 02:48:52

> We really need a section at the top of the page titled "What is Boost?"
> that covers something like the following:

I think you should go with the exact copy you wrote in this email.
Bullet-point list is much easier to understand than a few paragraphs of
marketing waffle.

Darren

> * Boost is a collection of C++ libraries
>   - Free for any use
>   - Extensively peer-reviewed
>   - Extensively Tested
> 
> * When you download Boost, you get the whole collection
> 
> * There are some dependencies among libraries, but they are not
>   tightly coupled
> 
> * There is a tool (bcp) for extracting the parts you want and their
>   dependencies.
> 
> * Many boost libraries can be used just by putting the library
>   collection's top directory in your #include path. Complete
>   instructions for getting started are at: ___
> 
> * The important features of the Boost directory structure are:
>   - boost
>   - libs
>   - more
>   - tools
>   (with rough descriptions of each)