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Is a Boost library designed for high-performance image processing and manipulation in C++. It provides generic algorithms and flexible data structures for working with pixels, color spaces, image views, and transformations across various image formats.
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A Boost library for building and manipulating domain-specific embedded languages (DSELs) in C++, enabling developers to define custom expression syntax, semantics, and compile-time transformations.
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A Boost library that provides a collection of generic, reusable algorithms and string-processing utilities that extend the C++ Standard Library with convenient and efficient operations for common programming tasks.
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Patterns

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Correctness

Asynchronous

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