The Boost Project
More recently, the Boost library has become an important part of C++ programming and has had a significant influence on C++11. The Boost project began in 1998 when Beman Dawes, the then-chairman of the C++ library working group, brought together a few other members of the group and developed a plan to generate new libraries outside the confines of the standards committee. The basic idea was to provide a website that acts as an open forum for people to post free C++ libraries. The project provides guidelines for licensing and programming practices, and it requires peer review of proposed libraries. The result is a group of highly praised and highly used libraries. The project provides an environment in which the programming community ...
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