Re: [boost] database library (was Report from Berlin C++ StandardsCommittee meeting)

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-16 22:18:39

"Steve Hutton" <shutton_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:e1q9j4$t3b$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> On 2006-04-14, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> "Maciej Sobczak" <prog_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
>> news:443FD653.80702_at_msobczak.com...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>
>>>> What exactly are you planning on adding before the Boost
>>>> submission?
>>>
>>> At least one backend allowing to target what is traditionally considered
>>> to be a Microsoft part of the world. ODBC backend would be most 
>>> generic...
>>
>> Looking at the soci.h header, it also seems the code needs to be 
>> boostified.
>> And to find a name that is not tied to a particular vendor. How about
>> Boost.Database?
>
> Personally I was thinking Boost.Sql, partially to leave room for other
> libraries which take a less sql centric approach.

Boost.SQL. I like it! (The uppercase wasn't a concious decision - it just 
came out that way. Maybe my fingers were trying to tell me something:-)

--Beman