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| - | * Latest version: [[https:// | + | * Latest version: [[https:// |
| ===== About ===== | ===== About ===== | ||
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| //If you have a question not answered here, please feel free to [[mailto: | //If you have a question not answered here, please feel free to [[mailto: | ||
| - | //No questions so far!// | + | === vs Boost? === |
| + | * **Q:** What makes this better or different than [[http:// | ||
| + | * **A:** I can't say for certain if it's better. The Endian Template is small, and only provides a minimum of what's needed to handle automatic endian conversion. | ||
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| + | As I understand it Boost.Endian provides three different mechanisms for handling endian (one providing swapping functions), whereas my primary philosophy here is " | ||
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| + | Just for trivia: I originally created this class in 2001 as a proof-of-concept, | ||
| + | This predates when Boost.Endian came out, which was around 2002 or 2003. | ||
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| + | That said, I've used boost (in general) before on a day-to-day basis for a client project. I'm not a boost " | ||
| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== | ||
| **February 26, 2016** | **February 26, 2016** | ||
