Re: [boost] library usage statistics

On 4/29/23 3:23 PM, René Ferdinand Rivera Morell via Boost wrote:

On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 3:42 PM Robert Ramey via Boost wrote:

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Looking at the discussion regarding multi-array, I'm thinking I'd like to know how many people/projects are using the current version.

Define "using", as precisely as you can. Then, maybe, we can figure out how to measure.

Good question - I havn't really thought about it enough yet. This is mainly because I haven't figured out how to do it. The basic question that occurs to me is "is this library worth maintaining and keeping in boost". If dropping the library would break a lot of users code, then the answer is an easy yes. If dropping the library would result in breaking no code - the answer is an easy no. Otherwise it's a judgement call we can argue about. But in order to do this we need to know the answer the question: "How much code would be broken if not in Boost. Hopefully this sheds light on this. Robert Ramey