Re: [boost] Why use Boost?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-02 14:18:23

"Matt Doyle" <mdoyle_at_[hidden]> writes:

> A potential new user needs a way to find out what exactly is in
> boost. Right now if I want to solve a particular problem and I don't
> know which library to use, I basically have to drill down through
> the list and read the overview for each one.

What would you propose as a better system?

> Even then there's no guarantee that you'll find "the right
> thing". Would I have found explicit cast this way?  Nope.

Maybe because there is no boost::explicit_cast?

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Dave Abrahams
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