Re: Adding optional<T&> find like method to associative containers in boost.

From: Дмитрий Архипов (grisumbras_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-12-16 12:05:56

пн, 16 дек. 2024 г. в 14:57, Janko Dedic via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>:
> What is the point of vocabulary types like optional, variant and span if
> you cannot use them in library interfaces? Boost is "not std" and std is
> "too new", so is the solution to just give up? IMO Boost libraries should
> just use Boost vocabulary types, and those should have some convenience
> functions to interoperate with std types.

Boost library maintainers have to consider the cost of adding
dependencies, even if those dependencies are other Boost libraries.
That being said, system::error_code is interoperable with
std::error_code, so I got that benefit too.