Re: [boost] Boost libraries after C++0x acceptance

From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-08 15:25:23

Robert Ramey wrote:

> What is the point of having a library standard anyway?
> 

I have always viewed the importance of a library standard as a means of 
specifying that an implementation which supports the language must 
provide the library also. This automatically creates a common set of 
functionality for all implementations of the language. I view that as a 
good thing but it certainly does not mean that the library standard must 
be the only library which works for nearly all implementations, as Boost 
has shown.