Facebook open sources its C++ library named Folly
Summary
Facebook has open-sourced Folly, a C++11 component library designed for high-performance, large-scale applications. This low-level library provides functionalities akin to Boost and the standard library, covering areas like string manipulation, vector operations, and memory allocation. Currently tested with gcc4.6 on 64-bit Linux distributions, Folly aims to meet demanding performance requirements for developers. Its release signals Facebook's potential to open-source more internal tools, a move highlighted by a C++ conference featuring industry experts. Developers seeking performance-critical C++ solutions might consider exploring Folly.
Currently Folly is tested with gcc4.6 on some 64 bit systems such as Fedora 17, Ubuntu 12.04 and Debian wheezy, it may also be OK on other 64 bit platforms without any modification. If the performance of your software is what you concern, you can have a try on this library.
Project address is : https://github.com/facebook/folly/blob/master/folly/docs/Overview.md
Facebook claims that it may be more convenient for them to open source other stuff after Folly is open sourced. In addition, Facebook organized a C++ conference for this, Scott Meyers, Andrel Alexandrescu and Herb Sutter attended this conference and made presentations on the conference. Here is the conference record which may help you understand Folly better.
We may expect more excellent open sourced libraries from Facebook. This is good news for developers.
Reference : http://sd.csdn.net/a/20120605/2806336.html
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