Re: [boost] Do really property_tree and program_options overlap?

From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-22 04:58:54

Boris wrote:
> Marcin Kalicinski wrote:
> 
>>[...] The biggest value of property_tree is in its easy to use interface,
>>that should not be compromised, if at all possible. I have been
>>already reassured in this view by quite many people who took their
>>time to review the library.
> 
> 
> I was trying to see the big picture: I rather prefer a C++ standard based on 
> a few well-known concepts like containers, iterators, algorithms etc. 
> instead of having a C++ standard with hundreds of components which are 
> tailored for specific needs,

Well, I think we need both. Boost.MultiIndex is a great library and can 
do all kinds of wonderful things. But I would still like to see
a bidirectiobal map (boost::bimap) written as a wrapper around it to
get an easy and specialized interface.

-Thorsten