Re: is BOOST "synonymous with modern C++ development" ?
jaialai technology wrote:
The inflammatory comment that "not using BOOST means
you are not doing modern C++" was made to me
recently. Pretty inflammatory! But...is it
more true than not?
For some reason some people make emphasis on using particular tools (or
components, libraries, etc.) as the sign of good development culture.
They aren't unrelated, of course (I'd be suspect of a development house
that wouldn't use a profiler or a debugger, for example). But tools and
components aren't the ultimate criterion on which creators of software
should be judged. I am speculating, but those Boostophiles might be
substituting appearances for achievements. Does it matter how (or with
what) my software is created as long as it is functioning properly and
competing on the market successfully?
Don't get me wrong. There are situations when the use of available
components can be ultimately a deal breaker, but the statement as you
posted sounds like an over-the-hill generalization. And as we know, all
generalizations are wrong.
V
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