Re: [boost] Standard library Technical Report 2 proposals for Boost libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] Standard library Technical Report 2 proposals for Boost libraries
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-12-05 13:17:47

2011/12/2 Frédéric Bron <frederic.bron_at_[hidden]>:

> I think the addition of the operator traits to the type trait library
> are typically good for proposal. However I wonder if it would need ALL
> operator traits to be implemented (today, only 37 are implemented).
> Your thoughts?

An existing implementation, particularly one that is available for
inspection, increases confidence that a proposal is well thought out
and implementable.

That said, type traits are often simple enough that there isn't any
question of implement-ability. But the question may come up as to why
some haven't been implemented? Do they require compiler support, for
example?

You might sound out LWG members who are interested in type traits for
their opinions. Contact me privately for the names and email address
of several who might be interested.

--Beman