Re: [boost] Breaking existing libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] Breaking existing libraries
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-03 12:11:36

on Mon Nov 24 2008, "Henrik Sundberg" <storangen-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Thorsten Ottosen
>> The library changed after its original form, and into something much better.
>> And the change was motivated by real user feedback, something which the
>> original review in some sense could not provide as much of.
>
> This relates to another thread. Should libraries be marked as
> stable/experimental?

I like it, but I would prefer stable/new.  Libraries that aren't new
shouldn't be unstable, and rewrites would make the library "new" again.

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Dave Abrahams
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