The Boost C++ Libraries are free, open-source, peer-reviewed, portable C++ libraries
Created by experts to be reliable, skillfully-designed, and well-tested.
Proposed for boost.org.
Boost Mission
- development of high quality, expert reviewed, legally unencumbered, open-source libraries,
- inspiring standard enhancements, and
- advancing and disseminating software development best practices.
It does this by fostering community engagement, nurturing leaders, providing necessary financial/legal support, and making directional decisions in the event of Boost community deadlock.
Equally important to our mission is the guidance provided by our shared values. These are transparency, inclusivity, consensus-building, federated authorship, and community-driven leadership.
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Individual LibrariesWhy Use Boost? In a word, Productivity. Use of high-quality libraries like Boost speeds initial development, results in fewer bugs, reduces reinvention-of-the-wheel, and cuts long-term maintenance costs. And since Boost libraries tend to become de facto or de jure standards, many programmers are already familiar with them.
June 2024
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July 17, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 beta
July 18, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 open for bug fixes
August 2024
Aug. 7, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 closedAug. 14, 2024: Boost 1.86.0 release
October 2024
Oct. 23, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 closed for new libraries and breaking changesOct. 30, 2024: Boost 1.87.0 closed for major changes
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