Re: [boost] [website] Proposal for new page - Libraries By Type

From: Tobias Schwinger (tschwinger_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-16 08:07:49

Andy Little wrote:
> "Tobias Schwinger"  wrote
> 
>>Beth Jacobson wrote:
>>
>>>Initially, I'd just like to get some feedback on whether the page might
>>>merit consideration for inclusion in the Boost website and an idea of
>>>whether others would be willing to contibute to the effort.
>>
>>What's wrong with "libraries by category" part of
>>
>>  http://www.boost.org/libs/libraries.htm
>>
>>in the first place?!
> 
> 
> hmm .. Having Spirit and  Wave under "string and text processing" is a bit
> underwhelming for earth shattering libs like these isnt it?
> They sound  so much coooler in the "bleeding-edge libraries" section ... Thats
> where I'd prefer to be anyway!
> 

(-; We should probably put "bleeding edge" in the headline of the front page, then... ;-)

Don't get me wrong -- I'm not saying that list is perfect, but shouldn't it be used as a starting point, at least?

BTW. putting MultiIndex and Regex under "simple utilities" is just as underwhelming, IMO.

Regards,

Tobias