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

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-08 16:40:47

Robert Ramey wrote:

> The library standard doesn't "work".  It can't.  It's not code.  The
> standard doesn't include an implemenation.  And once we
> have a reference implementation which can be compiled on a
> language conformant compiler, what is gained from the work
> required to add it to the standard?

Wider audience, multiple competing implementations, availability. You can 
depend on the standard library being available for use even if for 
administrative/legal/whatever reasons no third party code is allowed on a 
project.