[C++ Toolkit ANNOUNCE] Public pre-Release of the C++ Toolkit sources (More on the topic)

[Denis Vakatov]

++ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mailman/pipermail/cpp-announce/2003/000035.html


***  CODE BACK-COMPATIBILITY

There had been quite a few changes in the code API (mostly in
the code generation for serializeable objects and in the ObjectManager
related APIs) since the October release; we also started using newer
versions of some 3rd party packages and the NCBI C Toolkit (see below).

So be prepared to encounter and fight code backward-compatibility issues.


***  THE GOOD NEWS

...is that the Toolkit functionality has been significantly improved and
extended, especially in the areas related to the data serialization
and ObjectManager).

There is also a fledging GBENCH project which matures rapidly; it
however has its own release schedule so far (although it's a part of
the Toolkit). To get more info about the GBENCH:
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/IEB/ToolBox/CPP_DOC/tools/gbench/gbench.html
or contact GBENCH project leader, Mike DiCuccio.

"GBENCH:  NCBI Genome Workbench is an application for visualization of
          molecule information (sequences, alignment, molecule features, etc)."