Re: Boost 1.87.0 Release Report

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-12-17 15:38:55

On 12/17/24 17:31, Vinnie Falco via Boost wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 6:06 AM John Maddock via Boost <
> boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> The "health" of libraries should be reflected on the website since that
> will affect the new or returning user experience. I'm not sure how we want
> to reflect it so some experimentation is probably needed. The release
> report is pretty rough since it is the first version and we will continue
> to iterate on it.

The usual practice to indicate activity in a project is to post stats
for a release in the form of "X lines added, Y lines removed". This form
is more relevant than the number of commits as it better correlates with
the amount of changes.

That said, "no changes" does not mean "dead project", so I'm not sure
what should be inferred from these stats. IMO, they can only serve to
satisfy curiosity. It would be a disservice to libraries if the users
take these stats more seriously than this.