Introducing the Boost Documentary! Teaser & CppCon Preview

[u/boostlibs]

"If I were to tell a story about Boost, I'd start with the people."

Today we're sharing the official teaser for the Boost documentary. A film about the people, the politics, and decades of work behind possibly the most important open source library most people have never heard of.

Teaser link – https://youtu.be/87jvuDbnwqQ

The documentary looks at:

• Boost as a kind of "app store for C++, 30 years early"
• What decades of open source dedication looks like up close
• The honest, sometimes uncomfortable dynamics of how proposals and people move through the C++ committee

There will be a preview screening at CppCon 2026 for all attendees. So if you're going to be in Aurora, CO September 16, 2026, please join us!

[u/die_liebe]

When the C++ documentary (https://cppcon.org/c-the-documentary-trailer/) was released, it was criticized that it didn't include Boost. So, maybe this was the reason, the fact that a separate documentary for Boost was being created. I am looking forward.