From //TODO – Chris Marinos’ Blog
Introducing Elevate
What Is Elevate?
Let’s face it, no library has it all, and the BCL is no exception. If you’re anything like me, then you occasionally find yourself re-writing some utility methods over and over again for each project that you work on. Even though you know it’s wrong, you probably re-invent the wheel from time to time for “simple” things. Maybe you carry around your own “MyUtilities.cs” file from project to project. Either way, in the back of your mind, you know that there has to be a better way.
For C++ programmers, this void is filled with Boost. Boost contains a lot of functionality that is missing from the C++ STL for one reason or another. It’s a great library for C++ development.
But what about us poor C# developers?
That’s where Elevate comes in. Elevate is a Boost-like library for .NET. Our goal at SRT Solutions is to capture the things that we think are missing from the BCL and put them in Elevate so that we can share them between our project groups and the rest of the world. By devoting some of our weekly learning time to add these common bits of code to Elevate, we can save ourselves, our clients, and hopefully other .NET developers time and money.
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