Re: [boost] Shouldn't both logging proposals be reviewed in the same formal review

Subject: Re: [boost] Shouldn't both logging proposals be reviewed in the same formal review
From: Steve M. Robbins (steve_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-19 21:00:36

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 04:32:15PM -0800, Tom Brinkman wrote:

> I do however agree with your larger point that boost does not SCALE well.
> 
> Ten years from now, its highly likely that boost will become too large
> to manage.
> 
> People will eventually start asking to distribute boost in parts, where
> the "core" libraries are separated from the "experimental" libraries.

Oh, I don't think this will take ten years.  People are already asking
for this, for the past number of years.  :-)  

Especially people who are creating packages for distribution.

http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2005/09/93905.php
http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2009/01/147260.php
http://sodium.resophonic.com/boost-cmake/1.40.0.cmake2/doc/modularize_library.html

Cheers,
-Steve