&gt; With printf, we have gettext. I don&#x27;t really see how there&#x27;s any analogy for gettext in iosream-world.<p>Funny thing. Boost more-or-less uses gettext, too! <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10774941" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10774941</a>