MS STL now open source (and using Boost)

From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-09-17 08:06:00

Microsoft's standard library is now in the process of going open source 
(the code is there, but not the tests yet), see : 
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/open-sourcing-msvcs-stl/

Interestingly they're using the Math library's special functions en-mass 
for enhanced <cmath> support, and a quick grep of the code turns up 
other references to Boost, though I haven't identified the libraries 
they've borrowed from yet.

Hopefully this means that in the long turn we'll see patches and 
enhancements flowing in both directions for the benefit of all.

John.

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