Re: Boost 1.87.0 Release Report

From: Klemens Morgenstern (klemensdavidmorgenstern_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-12-14 07:55:23

On Sat, Dec 14, 2024 at 6:13 AM Vinnie Falco via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> We are proud to publish the first Boost Release Report, for 1.87.0. This
> report is designed to showcase and credit the work of the many volunteers
> who contribute to the libraries and other things in Boost, published as an
> official release three times a year.
>
> https://downloads.cppalliance.org/reports/boost_1_87_0_release_report.pdf
>
>
I appreciate the effort, but the stats feel a bit like counting
productivity in terms of LOC.

Neither the amount of commits nor posts tell me anything about their
content.

That is, the first two pages would suffice. What are you trying to
communicate with pages 3-98?

If you want to write a release report, I think it should not be
auto-generated (except for maybe the first page), but editorialized
highlights.

E.g. it could summarize the review of a library and the library in the
release (boost parser in this case).
Or, even better, it could put a spotlight on recent improvements/changes in
a library,
e.g. I could help write something when asio has some major additions.

> Thanks
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