Re: [boost] c++03 library survey

Subject: Re: [boost] c++03 library survey
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-08-29 08:51:01

On 08/29/18 04:00, Gavin Lambert via Boost wrote:
> On 29/08/2018 01:09, Andrey Semashev wrote:
>> For example, if I'm currently using Boost.Move or boost::shared_ptr, 
>> does this mean I have to port my code to native rvalue references and 
>> std::shared_ptr?
> 
> AFAIK, migrating from Boost.Move to native references is largely 
> invisible to external C++11 consumers, so as a maintainer you could 
> decide to leave the existing code (for reduced churn) or replace it (for 
> code simplicity), mostly at your own whim or even piecemeal.

It is almost invisible for users, but it's not for maintainers. Like I 
said, if I want to keep my code base consistent (and I do) I would have 
to perform the full transition.