Re: [boost] Why use Boost?

From: John Phillips (phillips_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-03 23:25:42

Sebastian Redl wrote:

> 
> I wonder if it would be a good idea to write a C++ tutorial that 
> incorporates Boost from the ground up. Teach dynamic memory? Teach smart 
> pointers along with it. And so on. I'm personally convinced that the 
> standard library should be taught as a part of the C++ language itself 
> (i.e. don't even attempt to teach C-style strings until you're through 
> with pointer principles; instead teach std::string), and given the 
> nature of many Boost libraries, this just seems like a natural extension 
> of that principle.
> 
> Sebastian Redl

   This sounds more like a book than a part of the online documentation. 
It could be a pretty good book, if done well, but it is still a book.

                        John