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December 2025
Dec. 10, 2025: Boost 1.90.0 releaseRelease posted for download.
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Portable HTTP, WebSocket, and network operations using only C++11 and Boost.Asio
Four Boost libraries come with C++ modules support in Boost 1.89!
Posted on Aug 18th, 2025 by Rob Beeston
PFR: https://t.co/MV146rWJF5
Regex: https://t.co/CncJ17OYvj
TypeIndex: https://t.co/eHyCbrIdbG
Learn about C++ modules support in Boost at
https://t.co/QBMoGAFmI7
Boost 1.84 arrived!
Posted on Dec 15th, 2024 by Louis Tatta
Download:
ttps://boost.org/use..../version_1_84_0.html
Boost.Cobalt, algorithms and types for C++20 coroutines:
https://boost.org/libs/cobalt
Boost.Redis:
https://boost.org/libs/redis
Boost 1.85.0 closed for all changes on April 3rd
Posted on Mar 17th, 2024 by Louis Tatta
When Wednesday, Apr 3, 2024