[Boost-users] Design for extensibility

From: Tim St. Clair (timothysc_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-06 11:25:17

Folks -

      I have found that there are several classes in boost, namely the
OS constructs (thread, mutex, etc.) do not provide me w/some of the
features I'm looking for (and that is ok with me).    As an embedded
developer I deal with all kinds of operating systems which are not in
the main stream, however C++ is very common in the embedded world, and
is growing.

      With that note, I would like to assert the following:
      - It would be "uber-useful" to design OS constructs, or
libraries for that matter, with extensibility in mind.  By providing a
couple of guidelines, developers could then port to any OS under the
sun, or add the features they desire.

      Instead, I'm left with writing yet another wrapper (ohh joy).

Cheers,
-Tim