This is a short chapter that shows you how to use different Boost libraries for performing basic date and time calculations. Most practical software use date and time measurements in some form. Applications compute current date and time to produce chronological logs of application activity. Specialized programs compute schedules for jobs based on complex scheduling policies, and wait for specific points in time, or time intervals to elapse. Sometimes, applications even monitor their own performance and speed of execution, taking remedial steps as needed or raising notifications.

In this chapter, we look at Boost libraries for performing date and time calculations, and measuring code performance. These topics are divided into the following sections: