Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] Binary parsers

[Rodrigo M. <rod...@gm...>]

>
> Are you talking about Boost.Array? Because the last time I checked,
> Boost.Array is statically-sized and is not as flexible as an
> std::string. IMO, using something from the STL is "better" because you
> don't need to rely on Boost being there to use the library. I won't
> even be surprised if it was possible to package the header-only Boost
> libs with cpp-netlib as a "standalone" download (with the help perhaps
> of bcp). Of course if we're using Boost.Asio we rely on Boost.System
> -- but other than that I'm confident there shouldn't be a lot of other
> libraries cpp-netlib would rely on (of course aside from the STL).
>

I'm curious, why std::string and not std::vector<char>?

Thanks,
Rodrigo