Re: Boost.Compat

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-04-30 11:51:01

On 4/30/23 03:07, Vinnie Falco wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 4:06 PM Andrey Semashev via Boost
> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> If we don't want to use the libraries we write and accept during
>> the review then there must be something wrong with Boost.
> 
> Nonsense. Large code bases need refactoring at regular intervals, this
> is no different. Or do you think that Boost libraries are so perfect
> upon acceptance that they can never be improved? My libraries are
> certainly not.

I didn't say anything against refactoring, in fact I'm arguing that we
should maintain our existing libraries (which includes refactoring)
rather than add new libraries with duplicate components.