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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


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