Re: [boost] [Boost-announce] Review Conclusion - Futures Library

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-announce] Review Conclusion - Futures Library
From: vicente.botet (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-21 12:11:32

Hi,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Brinkman" <reportbase_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost-announce_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:30 AM
Subject: [boost] [Boost-announce] Review Conclusion - Futures Library

> 
> Review Conclusion - Futures Library
> 
> Braddock Gaskill
> http://braddock.com/~braddock/future
> 
> Anthony Williams
> http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk/files/n2561_future.hpp
> 
> 
> The lack of examples and documentation made them difficult to review.
> Nevertheless, Anthony Williams futures library did receive almost  
> unanimous
> and enthusiastic support. Unfortunately, the depth of the support was
> very shallow.
> 
> I just finished my first read of Anthony's book "C++ Concurrency in  
> Action and
> acknowledge his expertise in the areas of multi threaded and parallel
> programming.
> (http://www.manning.com/williams/)
> 
> Anthony is the maintainer of boost::threads.
> 
> Anthony's Future library has been approved for the next major release
> of c++ standard.
> 
> 
> Conclusion
> 
> Braddock Gaskill - Rejected
> Anthony Williams - Approved

This is an excellent new.
 
> Anthony's Futures library is approved for inclusion into
> boost::threads. As he is the
> maintainer of that library, he should be given maximum latitude about
> how that is to be done.

Anthony, I would like to know which issues, proposals from the review would you take in account. Could you send to this ML a summary?
 
> In the future, if Anthony wants to re-publish the library as a
> top-level boost library, then
> he needs to resubmit it again with samples and test cases, which are  
> lacking.

I don't see the need, but ... 

> 
> 
> Requirements
> 
> As per the usual boost library requirements, examples and test cases  
> are needed.
> Anthony should also improve the documentation, which should
> not be a problem as he is a prolific author in the area of multi
> threaded programming.

Congratulations Anthony,
Vicente