Re: [boost] The future and present of Boost

Subject: Re: [boost] The future and present of Boost
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-10-22 14:28:52

On 10/22/18 4:20 AM, Andrey Semashev via Boost wrote:
> On 10/22/18 11:53 AM, Mike Dev via Boost wrote:

> Existing practice is important for standardization. Generally, being 
> part of a well-known and widely adopted project like Boost offers more 
> opportunity for adoption to a new library than it being separate.

Also it allows for evolution.  Standardization does not.  People 
complain about io streams being too .... But what would be involved in 
getting that fixed now?  No one would invest the effort to get a "fixed" 
version through the standards committee.

Robert Ramey