Re: [boost] boost polling?

From: David Maisonave (dmaisonave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-01 15:40:43

"Martin Bonner" <martin.bonner_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> ----Original Message----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Andy Little Sent: 
> 31 January 2006 19:21 To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] boost polling?
> 
> > "David Maisonave" <dmaisonave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> >
> news:52CA6BC0D0E9EE4E93208DB39A3218FE02203D65_at_EXCHANGE.gp.cv.commvault
> .c
> om...
> >> Does boost have a means for polling their members? (other than 
> >> newsgroup message).
> >> 
> >> For example, CodeGuru has a feature in which you can post a polling

> >> question and you a get real time results with graph and percentage.
> >> 
> >> See following link:
> >> 
> >> http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=338314&highlight=pol
> >> l
> > 
> > The total percentage of voters in the poll seems to be 123%. ..?
> > 
> and that is surprising because?
> 
> Quite a lot of folks are going to be using more than one compiler.  I 
> have used VC7.1, VC5, and VC1.52 (don't ask) within the last year.
> 

The poll results were suprising.  I would have thought by now there
would be more developers using 7.1/8.0 than 6.0.
If Boost decides to stop supporting VC++ 6.0, or reduce support, than
they're going to exclude at lot of developers.