Proper Boost Installation on OSX

Lu Pan on c++, boost |

boost is THE C++ library out there. Many features were introduced in boost before adopted in C++ standard. I want to have it installed on my local Mac laptop, so I can easily play with it. homebrew formula not working brew install boost is the first thing I did and…

A Look into Return Value Optimization of C++

Lu Pan on c++ |

I am learning C++ and ran into a "bizarre" issue, which was because Return Value Optimization (RVO) took place. In the spirit of learning C++, let's take a look into what's happening here. This is the code we will be looking at. struct Foo { Foo() { cout <<…