Re: [Boost-users] Newbie

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Newbie
From: Shan Wijesinghe (shandwijesinghe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-02-21 23:06:36

Isaac thank you for the information. That is very good advice indeed. I
will start off with them in my mind from a very low point of view. thank
you for the information once again.

regards

Shan.

On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 4:53 AM, Isaac Lascasas <isaaclascasas_at_[hidden]>
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.
>
> Regards.
> Isaac.
>
> 2016-02-18 4:41 GMT+01:00 Shan Wijesinghe <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]> 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]] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> Shan Wijesinghe
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 1:36 AM
>>> To: 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]> 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]]
>>> On Behalf Of
>>>         Shan Wijesinghe
>>>         Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 10:24 PM
>>>         To: 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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