Re: [boost] [msm] Version 2.0 available

Subject: Re: [boost] [msm] Version 2.0 available
From: Andreas Huber (ahd6974-spamboostorgtrap_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-11 18:05:57

Hi Christophe

> This is not a silly question but one which is begging for controversy ;-)
> I hope this is not starting a flame war

:-) You won't get any flames from me. Yes, I don't agree with some of the 
points in MsmSession_Handout.pdf (e.g. 2.4, a user in his right mind would 
put Stopped, Open, Paused and Playing into an outer CDLoaded state and then 
only say if (state_downcast<const CDLoaded *> != 0)). However, although I 
haven't yet reviewed anything in-depth so far, I'm definitely impressed by 
the progress the library has made. I hope I'll find the time to contribute 
an in-depth review.

> But this is ultimately a matter of taste (as I will of course prefer
> Msm and Andreas will likely prefer Statechart)

That really depends on the use-case. If I ever run into a scenario where raw 
dispatch performance is paramount, MSM 2.0 looks like it could be a strong 
candidate.

Out of curiosity, have you made any tests how many states compilers can 
manage without running out of memory? IIRC, a Boost.Statechart FSM with 128 
states and several hundred transitions was the most I was able to fit into 
one TU.

Regards,

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