Re: Basic Overviews Needed

From: Sam Gentile (ManagedCode_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-01 17:47:22

Well that's good I guess but even some articles, minor overview. I 
mean rather than read all the library functions one by one or by 
areas, what are the main advantages of Boost? What does it have that 
I can't get with my compiler?

--- In Boost-Users_at_y..., "James Curran/MVP" <jamescurran_at_m...> wrote:
>     Well, the good news is that there's a book in the works...
> 
> The bad news is that it's been stalled, and it'll probably be a 
year before
> it's out.
> 
> --
> Truth,
> James Curran
> www.NovelTheory.com  (Personal)
> www.NJTheater.com   (Professional)
> www.aurora-inc.com   (Day job)
> 
> 
> "Sam Gentile" <ManagedCode_at_a...> wrote in message
> news:004601c281b8$fbca4d20$af5c3d18_at_DOTNET...
> > I am new to Boost. I have looked at the Boost Documentation on 
the web
> > (http://www.boost.org/libs/libraries.htm) and although it does a 
very
> > excellent job of listing all the libraries, it doesn't really 
have any
> > overview documents or tutorials as such. What I would like is 
some
> > documents that tell me the power of Boost, what its useful for, 
etc. Any
> > help would be greatly appreciated.
> >