[GNC-dev] Starting to work on C++ conversion in xml backend?

[Glenn Serre]

Good morning,

My name is Glenn Serre, and I have recently retired from paid software
development work, which I had been doing since near the end of the
last millennium.

I have been using gnucash on Linux for many years and would like to
contribute.  I intend to start by doing some conversion to C++ as that
will help me learn the system, fits well with my experience, and will
incent me to update my C++ skills (yet again).  I have read the C++
wiki page and intend to start with the xml backend.

Initial questions:
Is there a better place to start than the xml backend?
Are we still limiting things to what is supported in C++ 11 and Boost?
Any gotchas, etc. that are not documented in the wiki?

Thanks!
-- Glenn S.