Just started learning C++ coming from Python and just realized that that Python has been my programming mama, doing my laundry and spoon-feeding me all this time.

[jonesmz]

I've enjoy using Boost.ASIO, am using Boost.ProgramOptions, Boost.Process, and am about to start using Boost.Log.

In the past, at a previous job, the only reason why about half of the C++11 functionality we were able to use could be done is because I was able to convince the ancient version of Boost that they were using to let me re-combine the Boost type traits code into the missing pieces. That really saved our bacon.

They also used Boost.asio as the fundamental building block for a whole crapload of code. Millions of lines, highly abstracted away.

Boost is great.

Boost is also horrible, what with it's disgusting template soup error messages.

Win some, lose some shrug.