A huge barrier that newcomers to C++ face is that of undefined references. We create a project, include a few headers and BOOM, linker error. What if we could fix this at a build-system level?

Are Headers Really the Problem?

There is a Medium post making the rounds at the moment about a dream C++ dependency manager. It's well written, and definitely worth a read. Here's our take. 

A Response to "Accio Dependency Manager"

The C++ standard library is missing a smart-pointer! Use value_ptr to get value semantics on a heap resource. At the cost of some extra copying, your code will be simpler and easier to reason about.

value_ptr — The Missing C++ Smart-pointer

For the next version of Buckaroo, we wanted to make improvements to the manifest format. Old versions of Buckaroo used JSON for the manifest and lock-files. This choice was not made very consciously, but at the time it seemed reasonable...

Goodbye JSON, Hello TOML

We are proud to announce Buckaroo v2.0.0! Buckaroo has been re-architected to accommodate the lessons learned from v1.x, incorporate your feedback and close more than 85 issues in the process...

What's New in Buckaroo 2?

This article gives you one motivating example where lazy sequences enable you to *seperate your concerns* and maximize code reuse without increasing complexity.

C++ Coroutine TS — It’s about inversion of control!

Make is a conceptually simple build-system, and it is packaged with major Linux distributions. However, Make should rarely be your build-system of choice when starting a new C++ project.

Why Not Make?

Common Misconceptions of C++

Introducing Conduit: Lazy Sequences Using the Coroutine TS

Build-Systems Should Use Hashes Over Timestamps

(Even) More Reasons to use Buck Build

Generated Include Guards: An Alternative to pragma once

Experimenting with Small Buffer Optimization for C++ Lambdas

Building Reactive Terminal Interfaces in C++

Highlights of Buckaroo 1.3

 6 Reasons Why We Distribute C++ Libraries as Source-Code

Approaches to C++ Dependency Management, or Why We Built Buckaroo

What's New in Buckaroo 1.2?

Getting Started with Buck build on Travis CI

For our example, templates compile faster than generated code. With a few tricks, they are also faster for incremental builds.

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