I think in the even more modern world, there is also the use of post C++17 smart pointers and still avoiding boost if at all possible. Personally I have grown a

I think in the even more modern world, there is also the use of post C++17 smart pointers and still avoiding boost if at all possible. Personally I have grown a little softer on it now that adding boost does not take an application that took a few minutes to build to one that takes an hour.