[boost] [gsoc15] Enhanced vector and deque containers projects questions

Subject: [boost] [gsoc15] Enhanced vector and deque containers projects questions
From: Kirill Bobyrev (kbobyrev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-03-04 16:09:36

Dear GSoC Mentors,

I'd like to apply for the project #5: "Enhanced vector and deque 
containers" and I'd like to get more specific information about the 
programming competency test for this project.

Some good questions are already asked by Sandilya Jandhyala just about 
few letters ago and I would be more than happy to receive the answers 
too. But I still have some questions I would like to ask. I just want to 
be sure and precise about some assumptions I made while writing the code.

1. Is it necessary to use Boost Library dependencies and to rely on it 
than using C++ standard library and leaving the actual container code 
independent from external libraries?

2. How important is that my custom vector behaves exactly like the 
original std::vector? Some scenarios would seem strange if I would 
always try to handle them exactly like std::vector does, because the 
container's capacity should be constant (if I am correct about this, 
judging by "push_back throws when the buffer is full").

I would more than happy to get a feedback!

Besides, should the proposal be sent directly to Google Melange 
alongside with programming competency test code or is it preferable to 
send a proposal to the community in advance to let you see what I've 
done so far?

Best regards,
Kirill Bobyrev