Re: [boost] Why use Boost?

From: Paul Giaccone (paulg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-03 07:48:17

David Abrahams wrote:

>Paul Giaccone <paulg_at_[hidden]> writes:
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>>Contrary to what some have said, Boost *does* need to be sold.  The
>>website currently does little to inspire the new user to want to use
>>it.  
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>If I'm hearing you right, what you're really trying to say is that
>*potential users* of Boost really need Boost, and in order to get it,
>they need to be sold on it.
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Yup, that's it.  In a nutshell, I mean selling it as: "Boost is a great 
help in many ways; C++ developers have a lot to gain by using it; here's 
why".  Sorry if I didn't make it clear before.

Paul