Re: [boost] c++03 library survey

Subject: Re: [boost] c++03 library survey
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-08-28 16:05:43

On 8/28/18 8:40 AM, degski via Boost wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 at 17:54, Robert Ramey via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> 
>> ...  upgrading working code from C++03 to C++11 isn't going
>> to add any benefit, so there it's more attractive to spend one's efforts
>> somewhere else.
>>
> 
> You don't think that move semantics have had a significant impact on C++
> then? Maybe it has not affected BS, and you seem to say there are no
> benefits to be had from move semantics in BS. Is that really really true?
> 
> degski
> 

Actually, I think the the impact of move semantics on performance of 
well written existing code is minimal.  On new code which uses more 
types as values it's helpful.

Of course if the library were written today, it would all the new stuff. 
  I don't think it would be faster (unless it were made header only) but 
it would likely have have half the number of lines of code (or less). 
But the years long slog to address corner cases, workarounds for 
compiler bugs and standard library bugs, etc. And there would be design 
changes which would also create a bunch of ripple effects. So it would 
really end up as a whole re-write.

Robert Ramey