Re: [boost] SOCI 2.2.0 - The C++ Database Access Library

From: Nicola Musatti (Nicola.Musatti_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-05 10:16:55

Jeff Garland <jeff <at> crystalclearsoftware.com> writes:
> Maciej Sobczak wrote:
> > Jeff Garland wrote:
[...]
> >> Note that I expect the review for SOCI to be tough because it's a fairly
> >> large and complex domain/lib. So we ought to ask the review manager
> >> for a longer review right up front.
> > 
> > That's reasonable.
> 
> Seems like you might want to get in the queue now...
> 
[...]
> > The SOCI library stands out a bit in the crowd thanks to its basic 
> > interfacing assumptions. Some users love it exactly because of its 
> > interface and some others hate it exactly for the same reason.
> > 
> > This already proved to be a recipe for heat generator. 
> 
> Hmm, I guess my memory of this is short.  I can't do anything at the moment 
> since I'm already over committed, but I'll try to do an informal review over 
> the holidays to ferret out any issues.

Isn't this an instance of a more general problem? Existing libraries that are
being considered for submission to Boost should get a sort of pre-review so that
their developers may tackle the emerging issues while they proceed with
Boostification, rather than after the fact. Should worse come to worse they'd be
in a position to decide to pospone or give up their submission before investing
too much effort into it.

I wonder if such pre-reviews should be given some official status, if just to
try and attract a higher number of reviewers.

Cheers,
Nicola Musatti