catchorg/Catch2
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- 21,537
- Today
- +0since 00:37 UTC
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A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch)
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About the project
Catch2 is a C++-native test framework for unit tests, TDD and BDD using C++14/17 and later, with no external dependencies. It also provides basic micro-benchmarking and simple BDD macros.
Useful for
- Write unit tests for a C++ library without pulling in external dependencies
- Measure function performance using BENCHMARK sections in tests
- Describe behavior with BDD macros SCENARIO, GIVEN, WHEN, THEN
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Star growth looks organic. Data as of October 31, 2026, 01:21 UTC.
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Why it’s trending
- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-31 (UTC), 00:37–01:19: 21537 → 21537 stars (+0). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +2 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
Measured growth: the last 7 completed days
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Daily measurements · UTC
- October 26, 2026
- 3
- October 27, 2026
- 2
- October 28, 2026
- 1
- October 29, 2026
- 1
- October 30, 2026
- 2
- October 31, 2026
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- November 1, 2026
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Largest measured day in the last 30 days: 7 · October 8, 2026. Days with data: 28.
Completed days come from GitHub star history; today and forecasts are excluded from this comparison. History checked: October 31, 2026, 01:20 UTC. Sources and measurement limits →
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Numbers
- Total stars
- 21,537
- Today
- +0 stars measured 2026-10-31, 00:37–01:19 UTC, ≈ 2 by evening
- Forks
- 3,436
- Issues and pull requests
- 3,205
- Watchers
- 439
- Language
- C++
- License
- BSL-1.0
- Latest release
- v3.16.1 · October 8, 2026
- Created
- November 8, 2010
- Last push
- October 30, 2026
Star trust
Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.
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- October 21, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #4, +4 stars
- October 20, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #4, +2 stars
- October 11, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #10, +3 stars
- October 10, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #10, +2 stars
- September 27, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #20, +2 stars
- September 26, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #20, +3 stars
- September 18, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #8, +1 star
- September 17, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #8, +5 stars
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