Hello, Sören Meyer-Eppler wrote: >> Yes, this is a popular request and up to now it was rejected on the >> grounds that it cannot be guaranteed with all target database servers. > > For what it's worth I have personally never needed it and am a bit > sceptical of the intended use cases. I.e. from the top of my head I > can imagine more hacks than valid uses.
This is an interesting comment. Yes, the whole concept of this kind of feedback is controversial, but I'm interested in what kind of use-cases drive this request. > Well, I think SOCI would surely benefit from being included in the > boost peer review process, test and release cycle. Please note that the database library requires a different level of involvement from testers. It cannot be just downloaded and tested like, let's say, an algorithm library, because it is not self-contained. In order to test the database library one needs to set up a complete database environment and this exactly requires an involvement that is not readily provided by testers. > It would also > increase visibility and user base - which I believe are good things > for code quality in the long run. It might also attract new > contributing developers. This assumes that within the Boost community there are some people who are interested in the database access library and who never heard about SOCI (so that merging SOCI with Boost would instantly catch their attention). Do you *really* think this is the case? :-) My point is that including SOCI in Boost would not generate new attention. Please note that there was a recent database-related effort in Boost and it is not progressing in any clear direction. Please also note that some users might appreciate the fact that SOCI is relatively lightweight in that it does not imply additional dependencies. Including SOCI into Boost would immediately destroy that advantage. Regards, -- Maciej Sobczak * www.msobczak.com * www.inspirel.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Soci-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/soci-users
