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Boost!

Boost is a set of libraries in the C++ programming language that provide support for tasks and structures such as linear algebra, pseudorandom number generation, multithreading, image processing, regular expressions, and unit testing. It is designed to be a source of high-quality software libraries that complement the Standard Template Library (STL).

Overview

Boost was begun by members of the Standard C++ Library Committee to ensure that the committee had a comprehensive set of libraries to consider for standardization. The libraries are licensed under the Boost Software License, designed to allow Boost to be used with both free and proprietary software projects. Many of Boost's founders are on the C++ Standards Committee, and several Boost libraries have been accepted for incorporation into both the C++ Technical Report 1 and the C++11 standard.

Libraries

Boost includes libraries for linear algebra, pseudorandom number generation, multithreading, image processing, regular expressions, and unit testing. Each library is designed to be minimalistic and generic, focusing on a set of core requirements.

Linear Algebra

The Boost uBLAS library provides classes for vectors, matrices, and a whole host of operations on these data structures.

Pseudorandom Number Generation

Boost provides a comprehensive set of random number generator libraries, including generators for a variety of statistical distributions.

Multithreading

The Boost Thread library provides a higher-level interface to threading than the underlying C++ library. It includes classes for threads, mutual exclusion primitives, condition variables, and futures.

Image Processing

Boost GIL is a library for generic image representation and processing. It supports a variety of image formats and provides algorithms for image manipulation.

Regular Expressions

Boost Regex is a library for regular expression processing. It supports Perl-style regular expressions, as well as a variety of other formats.

Unit Testing

Boost Test is a library for writing unit tests. It provides a variety of tools for constructing and running tests, and for reporting test results.

See also

• Standard Template Library
• C++ Standards Committee
• Boost Software License

References

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