Books on Boost (in general and BGL)

[Soumen]

Hi,

Is there any classic book on Boost similar to the one on STL by
"Nicolai M Josuttis"?

I've never used Boost so far. Now, I need to start using BGL. If I
just buy "The Boost Graph Library: User Guide and Reference Manual (C+
+ In-Depth Series)" will it be OK for me to get started with boost? Is
there any better
book, if there's any, on BGL??

Regards,
~ Soumen

 

[Michael Oswald]

Hi,

Is there any classic book on Boost similar to the one on STL by
"Nicolai M Josuttis"?

You may have a look on "Beyond the C++ Standard Library: an introduction to
boost", which covers some of boost's libraries, most of them are in TR1.
I've found it quite usefull.


lg,
Michael

 

[Soumen]

You may have a look on "Beyond the C++ Standard Library: an introduction to
boost", which covers some of boost's libraries, most of them are in TR1.
I've found it quite usefull.

lg,
Michael

Thanks. You mean the one by Björn Karlsson?

And, how's followings, if you've read(/heard of):

C++ Template Metaprogramming: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques from
Boost and Beyond

Both these two are shown as companion to one on BGL in Amazon.

Regards,
~ Soumen

 

[Jeff Schwab]

....
And, how's followings, if you've read(/heard of):

C++ Template Metaprogramming: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques from
Boost and Beyond

I'm reading C++ Template Metaprogramming now. It's good so far, but is
really meant to teach, well, C++ template metaprogramming. Boost.MPL is
used heavily, and Boost.Lambda tangentially, but they are used only in
support of teaching the reader how to make practical use of metaprogramming.

 

[Shobhit Gupta]

You may have a look on "Beyond the C++ Standard Library: an introduction to

boost", which covers some of boost's libraries, most of them are in TR1.
I've found it quite usefull.

Little off topic... Can someone tell me what does TR1 means ?

 

[red floyd]

Little off topic... Can someone tell me what does TR1 means ?

Technical Report 1

 

[Jeff Schwab]

Little off topic... Can someone tell me what does TR1 means ?

Google TR1, and hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button.

 

[Michael Oswald]

Thanks. You mean the one by Björn Karlsson?
Yup.

And, how's followings, if you've read(/heard of):

C++ Template Metaprogramming: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques from
Boost and Beyond

If you want to dig into Template Metaprogramming, then this book is a good
choice. Though, for beginners I would rather recommend "Templates: the
complete guide", which starts from a more beginner level.


lg,
Michael