About This Book

• Provide support to your programming tasks and data structures with Boost libraries
• Write efficient and maintainable code to enhance the performance of your applications
• A step by step guide, filled with real-world examples to give you the perfect start with Boost libraries

Who This Book Is For

If you are a C++ programmer who has never used Boost libraries before, this book will get you up-to-speed with using them. Whether you are developing new C++ software or maintaining existing code written using Boost libraries, this hands-on introduction will help you decide on the right library and techniques to solve your practical programming problems.

What You Will Learn

• Write efficient and maintainable code using expressive interfaces from Boost libraries
• Leverage a variety of flexible, practical, and highly efficient containers and algorithms beyond STL
• Solve common programming problems by applying a wide array of utility libraries
• Design and write portable multithreaded code that is easy to read and maintain
• Craft highly scalable and efficient TCP and UDP servers
• Build and deploy Boost libraries across a variety of popular platforms
• Use C++11 functionality and emulate C++11 language features in C++03 code

In Detail

Filled with dozens of working code examples that illustrate the use of over 40 popular Boost libraries, this book takes you on a tour of Boost, helping you to independently build the libraries from source and use them in your own code.

The first half of the book focuses on basic programming interfaces including generic containers and algorithms, strings, resource management, exception safety, and a miscellany of programming utilities that make everyday programming chores easy. Following a short interlude that introduces template metaprogramming and functional programming, the later chapters are devoted to systems programming interfaces, focusing on directory handling, I/O, concurrency, and network programming

About the Author
Arindam Mukherjee is a senior principal software engineer at Symantec, Pune, India, where he is involved in the research and development of business continuity solutions for enterprises. He has used C++ extensively for developing large-scale distributed systems. He was a speaker at Dr. Dobb's Journal India Conference 2014 and is the organizer of regular meets for the Pune C++ and Boost Meetup. He believes that writing books and articles, speaking for interest groups, and engaging with the programming community are the best ways to develop a critical understanding of technology. He is also an amateur musician, dabbles in food photography, and loves profound discussions with his 4-year-old daughter, especially about dinosaurs and their diets.


Book Information
ISBN 9781783551217
Author Arindam Mukherjee
Format Paperback
Page Count 558
Imprint Packt Publishing Limited
Publisher Packt Publishing Limited