[boost] [review] conversion - Kevlin's comments

Subject: [boost] [review] conversion - Kevlin's comments
From: Gordon Woodhull (gordon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-01 13:30:38

Hi Vicente, all -

I got this comment from Kevlin Henney, author of lexical_cast:

On Sep 1, 2011, at 11:45 AM, Kevlin Henney <kevlin_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I was looking through the docs and they seem to offer a solution to a common family of conversion problems. Based on casual reading, it feels a little more complex and requires a higher-entry level of knowledge than would be appropriate for many of the people who actually need this functionality. These are initial impressions only, so don't read too much into them.

The eternal battle between power and simplicity. :-) 

Cheers,
Gordon