Re: [boost] [Modularization] A new approach to header modularization

Subject: Re: [boost] [Modularization] A new approach to header modularization
From: Joaquin M Lopez Munoz (joaquin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-29 02:15:05

Emil Dotchevski <emildotchevski <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 10:50 PM,  <joaquin <at> tid.es> wrote:
> >
> > Why there's pressure from users to keep Boost libs header-only? Boost is
> > for the users, so their reasons should be given proper weight.
> 
> One can not create good design (in general, not just in software) by
> asking the users what would they like.

I'd rather not go into discussing such far-reaching issues
as design theory, but you haven't asked my question:
What are the particular reasons why users demand header-only
libraries?

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo