Re: [boost] Any Chances for Boost Stable?

Subject: Re: [boost] Any Chances for Boost Stable?
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-21 11:47:45

Artyom wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This mail is rather discussion of possible future Boost policy rather
> then concrete features it provides.
> 
> Is there any chance for Stable Boost version?
> ---------------------------------------------
> 
> What do I mean stable? Stable as Qt4, stable as STL Port, or STL.
> 
> Boost is one of the greatest platforms for development of bleeding edge
> technologies. Like Boost.Asio is one of the greatest Asynchronous API
> libraries.
> 
> On the other hand, this library is extremely unstable: each release
> breaks compatibility with previous one!

I find that Boost libraries almost never break compatibility with a 
previous version so I judge your assertion to be incorrect. Care to give 
evidence for what you say ?