What's the difference between std::to_string, boost::to_string, and boost::lexical_cast?

Question

What\'s the purpose of boost::to_string (found in boost/exception/to_string.hpp) and how does it differ from boost::lexical_cast

Answer 1

Here is a benchmark that I found for the integer to string conversion, hope it doesn't change much for float and double Fast integer to string conversion benchmark in C++.