Why I Fell for C++ — Ruben Perez Hidalgo, author of Boost.MySQL

Ruben Perez Hidalgo didn't set out to write software that C++ developers around the world would come to depend on. In this short testimonial, the Spain-based engineer shares how he first caught the C++ bug, the path that carried him from curiosity into open source, and the work behind Boost.MySQL, the library he built from scratch and still maintains. A quick look at the person behind the code, and why C++ keeps pulling him back.