Many programmers use libraries since this simplifies the programming process. Because they do not need to write the function from scratch anymore, using a library can save much code development time. In this chapter, we are going to get acquainted with Boost C++ libraries. Let us prepare our own compiler and text editor to prove the power of Boost libraries. As we do so, we will discuss the following topics:
Introducing the C++ standard template library
Introducing the Boost libraries
Preparing the Boost C++ libraries in MinGW compiler
Building the Boost libraries
Compiling code that contains Boost C++ libraries