Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] Support for Boost.Container?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] Support for Boost.Container?
From: Tim Moore (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-07 12:51:25

On 2013-02-07 12:44, Vicente J. Botet Escriba wrote:
> Le 07/02/13 14:16, Neal Becker a écrit :
>> <rant>
>> IMO, the enforcement of private data encapsulation is, in the end,
>> counterproductive.  I much prefer the python approach: private is a
>> 'suggestion', not a demand.
>>
>> If c++ community worked this way, serialization could be added 
>> externally to any
>> code.
>> </rant>
>>
>>
> Well, Boost.Container as any container allows to iterate on all its
> members so I don't see a problem to add the serialization externally,
> do you?

It is very easy to add serialization externally for containers where 
support is not already provided.  I have had to do this for a number of 
Boost containers for software that I am working on.  While having it 
"just work" as the OP suggested would be nice, it's not a lot of work 
IMHO to add it externally.

Tim