Re: [fsc] New website is up at boost.org

From: Peter Koch Larsen (peter.koch.larsen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2025-05-13 07:06:25

I will begin by stating that I truly appreciate that work is being done on
boost and its documentation. The current website is not ready for
publishing, though.
Andrey Semashev already mentioned that documentation does not work, but a
lot of information is also wrong or incomplete. Examples:
If you take a look at news->news, the latest entry is from april 2024.
If you look at libraries, describe is marked as C++03.
The front page had a link to a video about mp11. It can not be found on the
videos-page with only four(!) videos and it can not be found on the
documentation page for the library, On the videos tab, te first video,
Boost LEAF in embedded systems, turns out to be a one-minute presentation
of Khalil Estell and to top it up, his named is spelled incorrectly.
This was found spending just ten minutes browsing.
For the usability - and this is subjective of course - I am also
disappointed. Using a lot of screen estate for not so much information is a
no go. What are all those cute cartoons with animals doing in boost site?
I also do not understand why libraries like mpl have such a prominent
place. Is it not outdated and not to be used unless you are forced to use
an antique compiler?

/Peter

On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM Joaquin M López Muñoz via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> As all of you have probably already found out by now, boost.org
> <http://boost.org> is
> now hosting the long anticipated new website! This has been a lot of
> work by a lot of people, and we at the FSC are so happy that the
> project has finally seen the light and would like to say big thanks to
> everybody involved. The new website is probably the most visible
> result of the new Fiscal Sponsorship Model approved by the community
> in September 2024.
>
> Please take a moment to review the site and provide your feedback,
> either here or by filling an issue at
>
> https://github.com/boostorg/website-v2/issues
> <https://github.com/boostorg/website-v2/issues>
>
> Looking forward to upcoming developments in the Boost Project.
>
> Joaquin M Lopez Munoz
> Boost Fiscal Sponsorship Committee
>
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