Re: [boost] [Release 1.34] Supported Compilers - another view

From: Dave Steffen (dgsteffen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-31 19:05:28

Jody Hagins writes:
 > On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:26:29 -0500
 > "Gennadiy Rozental" <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> wrote:
 > 
 > > It's all good and interesting but would you prefer minimal
 > > testing component? You stuck with a single BOOST_CHECK tool and
 > > couldn't figure out why particular assertion fails. You could use
 > > debugger but using BOOST_CHEKK_EQUAL would give you much more
 > > change to figure it you quicker without one.
 > 
 > Without a doubt, Boost.Test singlehandedly eliminated one of my biggest
 > objections to test-first coding.  I still don't do it near as much as I
 > would like, but Boost.Test surely eliminated one of my biggest
 > obstacles.
 > 
 > I really like what it provide.

 FWIW, Boost Test is now _the_ framework for our unit tests.  It's
 far, far better than anything else we've tried.
 
 > However...  I still can't figure out how to use the macro that checks
 > equivalence between floating point numbers.  The interface is just too
 > strange, and the docs are not very clear.

 It's not perfect, and yes, the floating point stuff is a little odd.
 I ended up wrapping it into something that was a little easier for
 the other coders to deal with.  Out of curiosity, what sort of
 interface would you like? (I'm looking for ideas.)

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