Matt's Q2 2024 Update

July 8th, 2024

https://cppalliance.org/matt/2024/07/08/Matts2024Q2Update.html

Work on Boost libraries is summarized: a Decimal library beta with fast types and performance profiling; CI expansion and review preparation for Multi; bug fixes and fuzzing enhancements in Charconv; and a new ODEint macro to reduce dependencies.

Joaquín's Q2 2024 Update
Jul 9th, 2024 Link #Unordered

Boost.Unordered open‑addressing metrics were added, CI fixes applied, shared‑memory tested, a perfect‑hashing talk given, Boost promoted, the new website managed, proposals reviewed and an article on Boost’s WG21 role written.

Joaquín M López Muñoz Author

Speed and Safety
Apr 8th, 2026 Link #Decimal

CUDA support is added to Boost int128 for host and device use. Device from_chars/to_chars are provided by Boost.Charconv, and Boost.Decimal will gain CUDA later. Verification is used by Boost.Safe_Numbers for safety and error check with CUDA reporting.

Matt Borland Author
Chaotic Attractors with Boost.OdeInt, a talk by Richard Thomson at the Utah C++ Programmers Group
Oct 9th, 2025 Video #Odeint

Robert Beeston
Decimal Goes Back to Review
Oct 9th, 2025 Link #Decimal

The Decimal library is re‑entering Boost review (Oct 6‑15). Updates include renamed types/headers, simplified constructors, IEEE‑754 rounding, Antora docs, fmt and CMake support, and resolved review issues; hardware decimal and CUDA support are planned.

Matt Borland Author

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