[boost] Advanced FAQ/design handbook? Was: lexical_cast again

From: Kevlin Henney (kevlin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-12-06 12:55:23

In message <4.3.2.7.2.20001206103928.00b505d8_at_[hidden]>, Beman
Dawes <beman_at_[hidden]> writes
>Interesting you should mention that.  Just yesterday Ron Garcia suggested 
>essentially the same thing.  So if Kevlin, Ron or anyone else would like to 
>pull together an initial version, I'm sure it would be used and 
>appreciated, and that others would contribute additional items over time.

I'm not sure how much time I can devote to it before Xmas, but the New
Year is open.

>One additional thought.  In some ways such a design handbook would/might 
>build on Scott Meyer's books.  You might contact him to see if he is 
>already working on a third book.  No point in duplicating effort.

Scott has been working on Effective STL. I met up with him last week and
he said that it was effectively complete, with a final manuscript date
sometime in January. I haven't seen it yet, but I don't think there is
duplication because the intent of the proposed document is quite
different. That said Scott's stuff is certainly worth referring to.

Kevlin
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