boost has quite a few useful libs.. unfortunately, some of the libs put performance first over ease-of-use. which can be a drag. and then there is compiling b

boost has quite a few useful libs.. unfortunately, some of the libs put performance first over ease-of-use. which can be a drag. and then there is compiling boost which is usually a thing where i need to set aside a day or two to get it working on a new platform / project.