C++Now 2018

std::string has serious design flaws: its fat interface; its uselessness for editing of very long sequences of characters; and its complete lack of support for text encoding. This talk presents a proposed library, Boost.Text, a library of interoperating types and algorithms.

Boost.Text tries to do two things. First, it seeks to address the deficiencies of std::string. Second, it adds an additional layer of full Unicode support for those users that need it (without encumbering users of strings that do not). Both of these are done in a consistent and modern way. This library is intended for eventual standardization.