Re: [Boost-users] Newbie

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-----
>                 From: Boost-users
>         [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]
>         <mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]>] On Behalf Of
>                 Shan Wijesinghe
>                 Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 10:24 PM
>                 To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
>         <mailto:boost-users_at_[hidden]>
>                 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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