Re: [Boost-build] Son of b2 - suggestions

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Son of b2 - suggestions
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-10-31 12:13:29

On 10/31/16 4:41 AM, Paul A. Bristow wrote:

> I believe that bjam/b2 is a superior and powerful build system that failed to grab market share mainly because the people who built
> and documented it were too clever and knew too much.  I'm just pleading not to make the same mistake a second time.

Another bullseye!!!!

This is exactly the problem - and not just b2 - the whole C++ universe - 
language, library, etc. suffers from this problem.  This is why 
programmers shouldn't design programs.  Of course this doesn't mean the 
alternative (product managers, marketing people, or committees of 
programmers) are any better.

I would urge those who are interested in creating a "new" b2 to try to 
create a document which describes what this thing would look like and 
how it would be structured and what it would do.  Create a separate 
discussion about what it would be named.  Create another discussion 
about what language the new "b2" should be written in.  This should 
provide a place for those interested in other topics to contribute 
without confusing those trying to address this central topic.

The world really, really needs this. Many agree with this and many have 
tried to address it.  But so far everyone has come up short.

Robert Ramey

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