Initial Discussions at C++ Standards Committee Meeting

During an ISO C++ Standards Committee meeting, key figures like Andrew Lumsdaine and Beman Dawes began discussing the need for high-quality, peer-reviewed C++ libraries that could complement the standard library.

Significance

This meeting laid the conceptual groundwork for the Boost project, identifying the core problem it aimed to solve and the collaborative, open-source approach it would take.

Key facts

Date
1998-07-01
Type
invention
Location
Santa Cruz, California, USA