Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Newbie
From: Leon Mlakar (leon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-02-19 19:31:00
On 20.02.2016 00:23, Isaac Lascasas wrote:
> Shan, I would try to check out some boost libraries to see if one or
> two fit your current needs and slowly adopt them. Your best bet is to
> take a safe path and gradually incorporate stuff into your c++ habits.
> Check out small libs first, there are some crazy big libs inside boost
> like spirit, asio or the mpl, stay away from the big stuff until you
> are 100% sure that you need it.
This is a sound advice. Also, be aware that Boost had a huge influence
on development of the C++ language standard, C++11 in particular. So a
lot of Boost stuff has been incorporated into new C++ standards (things
like smart pointers, lambdas, regular expressions, to name a few).
Usually there are subtle (or less subtle) differences between Boost
implementation and the current stuff. I think that in such cases it
makes more sense to follow the standard.
Best regards,
Leon
>
> Regards.
> Isaac.
>
> 2016-02-18 4:41 GMT+01:00 Shan Wijesinghe <shandwijesinghe_at_[hidden]
> <mailto:shandwijesinghe_at_[hidden]>>:
>
> Thank you all. I will familiarize myself with the Boost and I will
> choose an area of interest to me after going through the
> documentations thoroughly.
> Thanks Shayne , Steve and Edward for the advice for a newbie like
> me. Glad to be a part of this community.
>
> Dilshan.
>
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 11:40 PM, TUELLER, SHAYNE R CIV USAF AFMC
> 519 SMXS/MXDEC <shayne.tueller_at_[hidden]
> <mailto:shayne.tueller_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
>
> Dilshan,
>
> Your request is quite general. Without specifics, it's hard
> for anyone here to
> give any more detailed advice other than what has already been
> offered.
>
> As was suggested previously by myself and others, please
> consult the
> documentation for getting started. Come up with a goal on what
> you want to
> accomplish with your coding project and then dive in. That's
> the best way to
> learn.
>
> For example, let's suppose I want to write some code that
> allows for two
> processes to communicate with each other on the same machine.
> The shared
> memory paradigm is something that comes to mind. In light of
> this, I would
> want to dig in and learn about Boost.Interprocess and see what
> it has to
> offer. I can guarantee that you will learn a lot about this
> library after
> you've completed your task. This is but one of a myriad of
> libraries that
> Boost has to offer.
>
> Come up with an objective in mind, pick a Boost library, and
> dig in...
>
> Good luck.
>
> Shayne
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost-users [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]
> <mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]>] On Behalf Of
> Shan Wijesinghe
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 1:36 AM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> <mailto:boost-users_at_[hidden]>
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Newbie
>
> Thank you Shayne. I wanted to try Boost to enhance my coding
> abilities in C++
> and learn the process of optimizing simultaneously. With that
> in mind, can you
> direct me? Thank you.
>
> Dilshan.
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 11:03 PM, TUELLER, SHAYNE R CIV USAF
> AFMC 519
> SMXS/MXDEC <shayne.tueller_at_[hidden]
> <mailto:shayne.tueller_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
>
>
> Boost is deep and broad. Where you start will depend
> on what you want to do
> with the libraries.
>
> Depending on what you're wanting to accomplish, I
> would suggest looking at
> the
> pertinent documentation for starting out.
>
> Shayne
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> <mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]>] On Behalf Of
> Shan Wijesinghe
> Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 10:24 PM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
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> Subject: [Boost-users] Newbie
>
> Hi all,
> I'm a new member to C++ boost and I have a
> fairly good knowledge in
> programming in C++. I'm very much excited to join this
> group and I need
> directions from the senior members on how to start
> myself. Please help me
> here. Thanks in advance.
>
> regards,
> DilSHAN.
>
>
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