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From: schmidt@siam.ics.uci.edu (Doug Schmidt)
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Subject: Re: Sharing classes (was C++ LIBRARY/TOOL SURVEY)
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Date: 5 Mar 89 21:15:44 GMT
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In article <7101@thorin.cs.unc.edu> you write:
++ Some time ago I made similar points in the article where I posted my
++ FFT server code.  There were no responses and there have been no
++ followups with postings of other interesting classes.  

My main reason for not posting code and class examples is that I'm not
sure if comp.lang.c++ is the proper forum; it seems more oriented to
*discussion* of the language.  In a similar vein, large source
postings are generally discouraged on the already-bloated comp.lang.c.
Instead, there are the comp.source.unix, alt.sources, and
comp.sources.misc bboards for source submissions.

On the other hand, there really hasn't been much of a C++ focus on
those bboards.  I'd be happy to share some useful, concise, and
general-purpose classes, as long as doing so won't piss off the
comp.lang.c++ readers.  So the open question is:

                Are code postings relevant to comp.lang.c++?


++ Programming is still very much a private art, not a public practice
++ (tip of the hat to Gerald Weinberg). 

I appreciate your general point, but must disagree in this case.  As
far as finding a *large* collection of C++ library code and useful
(and well documented) class abstractions, check out the GNU libg++
library, available via ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu.  There is a
newsgroup, gnu.g++.lib.bug, that offers a potential forum for code
sharing and technical discussion, etc.  That's one of the big
advantages of the GNU project, i.e., it encourages wide-spread sharing
of code and design information.  And the price is right... ;-)

Thanks for raising this issue,

   Doug
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