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• Fuzzy testing 2

  Fuzz testing is described as a technique that injects random data into software functions to reveal crashes and vulnerabilities, thereby improving security and reliability. The process relies on a fuzzing engine that instruments code, measures coverage, and generates malformed inputs to exercise edge cases. Errors such as crashes, memory leaks, and undefined behavior are detected, often in conjunction with address and undefined sanitizers. The approach is considered especially useful for libraries handling untrusted input, such as parsers, decoders, and network protocols, and is employed by Boost.Json, Boost.URL, and Boost.Mysql. Unit tests are reinforced rather than replaced, since fuzzing monitors for crashes without asserting output correctness.

  22/07/2026 News #news

  

  Katty Ode Contributor
• Fuzzy Testing

  Random data is injected to expose crashes. Input generation is guided by coverage. Crashes, leaks, UB are detected. Untrusted‑input libraries benefit most. LibFuzzer in clang is recommended. Fuzzer bytes are passed to the parser.

  22/07/2026 Blogpost #blogpost

  

  Katty Ode Contributor
• testing editor

  <u>this is a test</u>
  
  **this is a test**
  
  *this is a test*

  22/07/2026 Blogpost #blogpost

  

  Katty Ode Contributor
• Testing

  Fuzz testing is described as a technique that injects random data into software to reveal crashes and security flaws. LibFuzzer is presented as a coverage‑guided engine included in clang, with guidance on building a fuzzer target, adding sanitizers, and…

  16/07/2026 Blogpost #blogpost

  

  Katty Ode Contributor

  
• Hub is here

  During Q2 2026 Boost work is summarized: boost::container::hub accepted for Boost 1.92; Boost.Unordered added C++20 range support; Boost.MultiIndex got iterator pointers; Boost.ICL fixed for libc++ v22; Boost.Bloom, Boost.Graph and activities noted.

  02/07/2026 Link #link

  

  Joaquín M López Muñoz Contributor
• Manipulating URLs with Boost URL

  14/05/2026 Video #video

  

  René Ferdinand Rivera Morell Contributor

  
• MrDocs Bootstrap: One Script to Build Them All

  Complex C++ dependency management is explained with version conflicts, ABI issues, and platform toolchain differences. Limitations of package managers are described, and a bootstrap script is presented that automates builds, configuration, and IDE setup across platforms, supporting sanitizers.

  24/04/2026 Link #link

  

  Alan de Freitas Contributor
• Speed and Safety

  CUDA support is added to Boost int128 for host and device use. Device from_chars/to_chars are provided by Boost.Charconv, and Boost.Decimal will gain CUDA later. Verification is used by Boost.Safe_Numbers for safety and error check with CUDA reporting.

  08/04/2026 Link #link

  

  Matt Borland Contributor
• Hubs, intervals and math

  Development of boost::container::hub as a lightweight alternative to std::hive, a conference talk on C++ mathematics, maintenance merges for Boost.Unordered and Boost.Bimap, a fix proposal for Boost.ICL, and community support activities.

  03/04/2026 Link #link

  

  Joaquín M López Muñoz Contributor
• Powering Cognitive Communications Engine for NASA with Boost

  Boost libraries were employed to provide permissive‑licensed, reliable networking and serialization for a C++11 reinforcement‑learning cognitive engine that autonomously optimizes ISS radio communications. Boost.Asio was used to handle concurrent UDP/Ethernet I/O, and Boost.Serialization was used to enable state persistence across orbital passes, facilitating successful on‑orbit testing.

  27/03/2026 News #news

  

  Mark Cooper Contributor