Yep Boost is really useful if you want to double your build times or want to make sure your builds fail whenever you upgrade your C++ compiler to a slightly new

Yep Boost is really useful if you want to double your build times or want to make sure your builds fail whenever you upgrade your C++ compiler to a slightly newer version. Removing Boost from project I work on has always been an excellent way for me to boost (pun intended) my productivity.