On Jan 4, 2008 1:39 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hopefully this isn't too OT. > > One thing I like about comp.lang.python is the breadth of topics > discussed here. People can ask about Python installation and > configuration issues on specific platforms, compare third party > libraries, ask for book recommendations, and discuss current Python > projects. Lurking here has greatly increased my understanding of > Python over the last year or so. > > I also do a lot of C++ development, but I've never found a similar > discussion group for that language. comp.lang.c++ isn't what I'm > looking for. I find it hard to get practical advice on that group > because its focus is so narrow. I frequently see posters there > redirect people to one of the OS-specific C++ groups, but most of my > projects are cross-platform, so hanging out on one of those doesn't
if you can't use the standard library or any existing third-party library to solve your problem, that's platform specific. so, find the right group and ask there. > make sense either. As an example, I was recently trying to get > information about writing cross-platform code for dynamic linking, but > I couldn't find anywhere appropriate to ask about it. as to dynamic linking, afaik, i don't think you can deal with it in a consistent way. you'd better find a third-party library or handle all platforms one by one manually. > > For those of you who work in C++, where do you go to discuss it > online? I'm interested in any newsgroups, mailing lists, or web > boards you can recommend. > -- Best Regards, Leo Jay -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
