[Boost-users] Re: [OBORONA-SPAM] Installation issue

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-06 23:43:13

pps <i-love-spam_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I also used MANY libraries becase my c experience is larger than my c++ 
> :), and I really feel that boost library is one of the best libs around 
> and it's not "..boost isn't finished...". It's work in progress and 
> every release version is quite finished product.

While that's true, it's also true that we have work to do in the
ease-of-use department.

> It's difficult to compare boost to qt (in my opinion) becase qt is 
> related to some particular domain (gui etc) however it has many thing in 
> it but all of them are interconnected. Boost is an umbrella of very 
> useful libraries http://boost.org/libs/libraries.htm (so, boost is a 
> collection of libs, and qt is a framework) and boost libraries do not 
> necessarily have any dependencies between each other.
> What do you mean by splitting library etc..?? I personally find boost bo 
> be a very neatly packaged library. I'm sure after you get yourself 
> familiar with boost you'll change your opinion.

We could do a lot better with packaging, but we're working on it.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com