![alt text][logo] [](https://travis-ci.org/pocoproject/poco) [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/obiltschnig/poco/branch/poco-1.9.1) [](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/370) POCO (Portable Components) C++ Libraries are: --------------------------------------------- - A collection of C++ class libraries, conceptually similar to the Java Class Library, the .NET Framework or Apple’s Cocoa. - Focused on solutions to frequently-encountered practical problems. - Focused on ‘internet-age’ network-centric applications. - Written in efficient, modern, 100% ANSI/ISO Standard C++. - Based on and complementing the C++ Standard Library/STL. - Highly portable and available on many different platforms, from embedded to server. - Open Source, licensed under the [Boost Software License](https://spdx.org/licenses/BSL-1.0). ![alt text][overview] ---- To start using POCO, see the [Guided Tour](https://pocoproject.org/docs/00100-GuidedTour.html) and [Getting Started](https://pocoproject.org/docs/00200-GettingStarted.html) documents. ---- POCO has an active user and contributing community, please visit our [web site](https://pocoproject.org) and [blog](https://pocoproject.org/blog). Answers to POCO-related questions can also be found on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/poco-libraries). Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for submitting contributions, bugs reports, feature requests or security issues. ---- In regards to Boost, in spite of some functional overlapping, POCO is best thought of as a Boost complement (rather than replacement). Side-by-side use of Boost and POCO is a very common occurrence. [overview]: doc/images/overview.png "Poco Overview" [logo]: doc/images/logo.png "Poco Logo"