Re: [boost] Serialization support

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-07 11:53:04

Jeff Garland wrote:
> BTW, I have seen the lack of a documented format become a reason to
> not use Boost serialization on a project.

No doubt this has happened - and for good reason.  I such a format
is required - This "right choice" is probably not boost serialization.
Boost Serializaition has (in my view) lots of appeal - and its
applicable to a very wide class of problems.  But it can't be
all things to all people (an all host languages).  Sorry, but I
think  different tool developed with a different set of
priority goals is required for that.

>> Which is the reason that I think the whole concept
>> of library standards have been over-applied and
>> even detremental to the future success of C++.
>
> This too I believe is wrong.  Every human system of significance
> rests on standards.  You and I couldn't be conversing now if we
> didn't have a pile of IEEE standards, posix standards, W3C standards,
> and yes, programming standards.  For C++, there is a real effect of
> having something in the standard -- companies that refuse to use
> Boost will insist on the use of ISO standard C++.

I know my view on this subject isn't widely held.  We've touched
upon it before and maybe we will again - but for now we're
frying other fish.

Robert Ramey