I wouldn't start a green field C++ project if I can help it[1], but if I had to I would probably go with the standard library with maybe as little boost as poss

I wouldn't start a green field C++ project if I can help it[1], but if I had to I would probably go with the standard library with maybe as little boost as possible. [1]: http://cliffle.com/blog/prefer-rust/ http://cliffle.com/blog/prefer-rust/