Speaking at C++Now At C++Now 2024, I gave my first full-length conference talk, titled “Unit testing an expression template library in C++20”. The slides are up at this link. As of the time of writing, the talk has not yet been uploaded to YouTube. In this talk, I explored the current state of compile-time unit testing in C++ in the well-known unit testing libraries. I also discussed my own methods for unit testing at compile-time. This talk especially focuses on giving helpful diagnostics ...

Summary MrDocs Boost Libraries Boost Release Tools Boost Website C++ Github Actions MrDocs MrDocs is a tool for generating reference documentation from C++ code and javadoc comments. I have been overseeing and reviewing all contributions to the project. Krystian has focused on metadata extraction and issues related to Clang. Fernando has been tackling usability, critical bugs, and essential features. I’m enhancing the CI setup and working on Antora extensions, which wil...

In the second quarter of 2024 implementing direct parsing for Boost.JSON has finally been completed. Direct serialisation will support all the same types as direct parsing, including recently-added std::path. After this addition, Boost.JSON’s set of conversion features is almost full. The only missing part is the ability to use a sort of temporary proxy type for conversion. E.g. converting from user type to std::string, then converting the string to JSON string. This is not strictly needed fo...

Project Overview: Boost.io Website Development During the second quarter of 2024, my primary focus has been on the development and enhancement of the new boost.io website. This project has been a significant undertaking, aimed at improving the online presence of the Boost C++ Libraries and providing a more user-friendly experience for our community. Key Accomplishments: Onboarding to the C++ Alliance and Boost.io Repository Being a newer member of the team, I’ve been getting onboarded ont...

Here’s an overview of some projects I have been working on the last few months. Boost Downloads Discuss the details of uploading windows builds to the new CDN with Tom Kent. When publishing the boost releases, they are first uploaded to an S3 bucket s3://boost-archives/. Then the CDN origin servers download the files locally. Boost website boostorg/website-v2 A Fastly CDN is configured in front of the boost.io website to increase performance and reduce download times. Fastly is hosted ver...