Re: [boost] [GSoC] coerce (previously construe_cast)

Subject: Re: [boost] [GSoC] coerce (previously construe_cast)
From: Andrew Sutton (asutton.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-04 12:58:46

> Due to an internship I haven't been able to get much done on this
> project lately. I would still very much like to see this through and
> because of this I would like to propose this as a GSoC project. There
> is quite a bit to be done to get this to the level expected from a
> potential boost library, however I believe I can get it in a state
> where it can be reviewed within the timespan set for the GSoC.
>
> The request for feedback stands, and please be expecting my proposal!

This seems like a very reasonable GSOC project assuming that somebody
is willing to act as a mentor.

Out of curiosity, have you thought about how the compile-time benefits
of this library will interact with user-defined literals (a C++0x
feature). I'm not saying that there is some kind of relationship. I
just suspect that there might be some overlapping use cases. If you're
going to submit a proposal, I think it would be worthwhile to add some
discussion to this affect.

Andrew