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   * **Author:** [[mailto:tjgrant@tatewake.com|Terence J. Grant]]   * **Author:** [[mailto:tjgrant@tatewake.com|Terence J. Grant]]
   * **License:** [[http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT|MIT License]]   * **License:** [[http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT|MIT License]]
-  * **Last Update:** 2016-02-23+  * **Last Update:** 2016-02-26
   * **Donate:** [[:donate|Your donations are appreciated!]]   * **Donate:** [[:donate|Your donations are appreciated!]]
  
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 After downloading, make sure to follow the [[#how_to_use|how to use]] instructions below; they're worth reading. After downloading, make sure to follow the [[#how_to_use|how to use]] instructions below; they're worth reading.
  
-  * Latest version: [[https://github.com/tatewake/endian-template|Endian Template(C++) version 2016-02-23 on GitHub]]+  * Latest version: [[https://github.com/tatewake/endian-template|Endian Template(C++) version 2016-02-26 on GitHub]]
  
 ===== About ===== ===== About =====
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 //If you have a question not answered here, please feel free to [[mailto:tjgrant@tatewake.com|contact me]] and ask.// //If you have a question not answered here, please feel free to [[mailto:tjgrant@tatewake.com|contact me]] and ask.//
  
-//No questions so far!//+=== vs Boost? ===
  
 +  * **Q:** What makes this better or different than [[http://www.boost.org/libs/endian/|Boost.Endian]]?
 +  * **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 "don't use swapping functions."
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 +Just for trivia: I originally created this class in 2001 as a proof-of-concept, hoping I could use it in some emulation projects (never got around to those unfortunately.)
 +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 "hater", but I'm not a regular user of it either.
 ===== History ===== ===== History =====
 **February 26, 2016** **February 26, 2016**
  
-  * Renamed typedefs without ''_t'' postfix notation as this appears to be "reserved" by POSIX +  * Renamed typedefs without ''_t'' postfix notation as this appears to be "reserved" by POSIX (thanks to reddit user "doodle77") 
-  * Added required includes directly into ''tEndian.h''+  * Added required includes directly into ''tEndian.h'' (thanks to reddit user "louiswins") 
 +  * Changed endian testing method to use reinterpret_cast, as the previous was using "type punning", which in theory can have undefined behavior (thanks to reddit user "NasenSpray") 
 +  * Removed ::PassThru method as a small optimization
  
 **February 23, 2016** **February 23, 2016**
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   * First public release   * First public release
   * Created project page   * Created project page
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