diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index e859f909..b495c78f 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -C++ Format -========== +{fmt} +===== .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/cppformat/cppformat.png?branch=master :target: https://travis-ci.org/cppformat/cppformat @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ C++ Format :alt: Join the chat at https://gitter.im/cppformat/cppformat :target: https://gitter.im/cppformat/cppformat?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge -C++ Format is an open-source formatting library for C++. +**fmt** is an open-source formatting library for C++. It can be used as a safe alternative to printf or as a fast alternative to IOStreams. @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ As you can see ``boost::format`` is much slower than the alternative methods; th is confirmed by `other tests `_. Tinyformat is quite good coming close to IOStreams. Unfortunately tinyformat cannot be faster than the IOStreams because it uses them internally. -Performance of cppformat is close to that of printf, being `faster than printf on integer +Performance of **fmt** is close to that of printf, being `faster than printf on integer formatting `_, but slower on floating-point formatting which dominates this benchmark.