Introducing the Boost C++ libraries

The Boost C++ libraries is a set of libraries to complement the C++ standard libraries. The set contains more than a hundred libraries that we can use to increase our productivity in C++ programming. It is also used when our requirements go beyond what is available in the STL. It provides source code under Boost Licence, which means that it allows us to use, modify, and distribute the libraries for free, even for commercial use.

The development of Boost is handled by the Boost community, which consists of C++ developers from around the world. The mission of the community is to develop high-quality libraries as a complement to STL. Only proven libraries will be added to the Boost libraries.

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For detailed information about Boost libraries, go to www.boost.org. And if you want to contribute developing libraries to Boost, you can join the developer mailing list at lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost.

The entire source code of the libraries is available...