[Qt-interest] The C++ language committee

[Jason H]

Ahem. Boost[.org] ?




----- Original Message ----
From: Mihail Naydenov <mlists at ymail.com>
To: qt-interest at trolltech.com
Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 6:59:52 AM
Subject: [Qt-interest] The C++ language committee

Dear Qt,

Few weeks back I was watching a talk given by Bjarne Stroustrup about c++ and its future. 
We all the story - C++0x and its features.

Two things however draw my attention:

First he mentions Qt, but as a negative example, he even added (IIRC) "at least they did not come up with a proprietary language like some others" sighting Apple .

Second he urges everybody (*especially* real world app. developers) to participate in shaping the c++ language. This is done trough a representative in the committee .


Now, considering Qt is the most widely used, and possibly the best C++ framework, in the heart of some of the most demanding real word apps, its is quite unfortunate it has no representative there!

The benefits for the C++ community and the language itself will be huge. 
People love Qt. They not use it not because "its a necessary evil" (like c++ IMHO itself is, not to mention the academic Boost (which does the job never the less)), they use it, because they love it.
*This* is the real world modern C++. 
This C++ *should* be represented to let the committee know what (the majority) of C++ devs use and want to use today.

Im talking here both form API and technology  perspective. But even if one the two gets some penetration into the standard c++ it will be a good thing.
Of course technologies are more important. 
Why not let the committee know what is really needed from signal and slots implementation in the real world. What is need for a string implementation. For concurrency library, etc... 

Qt has *a lot* of experience, why not make it public, be vocal where C++ must change.

Communicating the issues within the committee itself seams to be The Right Thing to do. 
And in time we might see Qt (6.0) written in standard C++ ;)
Until then, there will always be that "I know Qt is great, but *they use a precompiler!*"

MihailNaydenov


      
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