How you can make a Boost C++ Library
summary
Argues C++ needs more high‑quality Boost libraries and many authors drop out from the paperwork not the code, walks through www.blincubator.com and uses safe numerix as a tiny, working example, shows documentation and one‑page examples, recommends cmake for builds, warns against relying on doxygen alone, and insists on boost concept check library (type constraints) to trap template misuse at compile time so users hit a clear error at call site rather than cryptic failures deep in headers.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Start
- 8:42User Looks at Documentation 5 minutes
- 16:32Download and install Library 10 minutes
- 19:36Adds Code to His Own Project 90 minutes
- 25:35Introduction to the Standard Template Library
- 28:49The Problem with Templates
- 40:30Type Constraints Documentation
- 43:38Type Constraints Code
- 49:30Simple Tools Build and Test
- 55:50Simple Tools Documentation
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