Re: [boost] Are there any interest in a pimpl library?

From: Asger Mangaard (tmb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-29 14:44:36

> From: "Asger Mangaard" <tmb_at_[hidden]>
>>
>> So how does this work? Should I now post my library in the vault for
>> peer
>> reviews, or?
>
> You get to choose how to proceed.
>
> You could fully document it and upload what you think is the
> finished product and see what folks think.  Writing documentation
> is often a terrific way to see whether your design is as nice as
> you thought.  (If it's hard to explain, then there's something
> wrong unless it is simply a complicated subject.)  This offers
> those interested in your library the benefit of reading
> documentation rather than reverse engineering usage from the
> implementation.  The disadvantage is you spend time writing a lot
> of documentation that might need to be rewritten should you have
> to redesign the library.
>
> Another approach is to just upload your code as is and hope
> someone will look at it, figure out how it works, and provide
> feedback.  The disadvantage is that folks are somewhat less
> likely to look without documentation explaining it.
>
> You can even create some documentation in the form of a README
> that gives some rudimentary information.
>
> In any case, you need to flesh out your design, including finding
> appropriate use cases and validating your design against them.
>
ok, thanks.

Regards,
Asger Mangaard