Re: [boost] 5 Observations - My experience with the boost libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] 5 Observations - My experience with the boost libraries
From: Tom Brinkman (reportbase2007_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-24 10:14:12

>> C++ encourages all sorts of programming practices that I wish I never
>> learned and have never been very useful to me as a programmer.
>
> What are those?  I can't say I know of anything that fits that description.  If you can give concrete examples, we could make them Boost guidelines.

Easy, object orientated developement.

I am a functional style programmer, as are most boost developers.
Thats why I follow boost.   I hate OO style code.

I regularly show my collegues cool functional programming techniques
that I learned here on boost.

You would be surprised how "C" orientated programmers can quickly be
converted to functional programming if you just show them small simple
examples of what its all about.

This is where boost has not met its potential.  Education.  So much
more could be done to educate the masses about the wonders of
functional programming.

>
>> Sorry to say, but as a graphics programer, C++ is practically
>> useless.  Its all C.
>
> Ah, now we come to the crux of the matter.  In your world, "C++ is practically useless," so that generalizes to the rest of the programming world and means Boost isn't relevant to today's programmers.
>
>> For Boost to remain relevent, it needs to reflect the reality
>> of modern development.  That is most projects are mixed C/C++
>> projects.  The needs of both communities need to be met.
>
> I reject your statement out of hand.  Most projects are not mixed C and C++.  Some are, some aren't.  We don't do *any* C here, for example.
>
>> Because boost only meets the needs of C++ developers, it will
>> continue to loose relevance.
>>
>> I'm just saying what people are thinking.
>
> You're just saying what *some* people are saying.  The question is whether there are things Boost can do better that would be of use to all, not just to C programmers.
>
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