folly
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Description:
Collection of reusable C++ library artifacts developed at Facebook
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 2025.12.15.00@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 10, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  GitHub  |  formulae.brew.sh
Stars: 30,177  |  Forks: 5,829  |  Language: C++  |  Category: Developer tools
Tags: c-plus-plus library performance concurrency facebook
Install: brew install folly
About:
Folly is a cross-platform library of C++ components designed for practicality and efficiency, particularly in large-scale systems. It provides high-performance abstractions for concurrency, networking, and data structures, often outperforming standard library equivalents. Its value lies in offering battle-tested, production-ready utilities that Facebook uses internally.
Key Features:
  • High-performance concurrent data structures (e.g., MPMC queues)
  • Memory-efficient string and I/O utilities (e.g., fbstring, AsyncSocket)
  • Portable abstractions for system-level operations (e.g., futures, executors)
  • Extensive benchmarking and testing frameworks
  • Support for modern C++ standards and compiler optimizations
Use Cases:
  • Building high-throughput, low-latency network servers and services
  • Developing performance-critical applications requiring custom memory management
  • Implementing scalable concurrent algorithms and data processing pipelines
Alternatives:
  • Boost C++ Libraries – More comprehensive and established, but Folly offers higher performance for specific components like futures and concurrency primitives.
  • Abseil – Google's C++ common libraries; focuses on foundational utilities, while Folly includes more high-level, Facebook-specific performance optimizations.
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