Re: [boost] [Boost-users] Maintenace Guidelines wiki page

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-users] Maintenace Guidelines wiki page
From: vicente.botet (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-23 07:25:44

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost-users_at_[hidden]>
Cc: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boost] Maintenace Guidelines wiki page

>>> My view is that it is good practice to consider
>>> breaking an interface should be considered a bug.
> 
>> Does your view accepts that exceptionally a well documented breaking
>> change with  a reasoable deprecated period could not be considered a
>> bug?
> 
> Well, if its intentional, it's by definition not a bug - its  a feature.

Right.
 
<snip>
 
> Actually, I'm thinking the the a library author face entirely
> different problems.

Do you mean the user and the author of course.

> a library author want's to cover as much ground (compilers,
> user errors, use cases, etc) as possible. So suggestions like
> don't break an interface, 

I think that this guideline is implicit on the other guidelines, but I could add it explicitly. 

> use things like boost/config,

How boost/config helps on maintenace?

> Use Boost.Concepts to help your find mistakes in
> library usage, etc. are to him.

Could you detail how Concepts helps on mantenance?
 
> a user want's to get done with as little as trouble and suprises
> as possible.  So suggestions like avoiding "using" are helpful.
> For users, I'm thinking of suggestions similar to "Effective
> C++, oriented to boost.  Any writing "Effective Boost"?
 

Could you be more precise?

Best,
Vicente