On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM John Maddock via Boost < boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:
one key selling point of Boost is so that folks don't have to keep wheel-reinventing
Another key selling point of Boost is the federated development model. Authors are free to do what they think is in the best interests of their library and their users. There is no top-down command hierarchy (just look at what happened when a mandate to switch to cmake was issued). core::detail::string_view exists because the alternative (core::string_view) is less usable. The respective authors had a difference of opinion. For the record, I use core::detail::string_view because it is what works best for my users. So if giving users what works best is "wheel-reinventing," then prepare yourself for many more incoming wheels. Thanks