In this overview of the changes proposed for the new standard, you'll get an idea of the kinds of improvements you can expect this time around.
by Danny Kalev
August 18, 2008
en years after the ratification of the first ISO C++ standard, C++ is heading for no less than a revolution. C++0x, the new C++ standard due in 2009, brings a new spirit and new flesh into the software development world. Brace yourself for state-of-the-art design idioms, even better performance, and a plethora of new features such as multithreading, concepts, hash table, rvalue references, smarter smart pointers, and new algorithms. No doubt you'll find a lot to like in C++0x!
New Core Features
The two most important features of C++0x are concepts and concurrency support. Concepts enable programmers to specify constraints on template parameters, thus making generic programming and design immensely simpler and more reliable (see Douglas Gregor's excellent introduction to concepts). Variadic templates, template aliases (also called template typedefs), and static_assert—though not directly related to concepts—will also make the use of templates in generic libraries more intuitive, flexible, and less error prone.
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en years after the ratification of the first ISO C++ standard, C++ is heading for no less than a revolution. C++0x, the new C++ standard due in 2009, brings a new spirit and new flesh into the software development world. Brace yourself for state-of-the-art design idioms, even better performance, and a plethora of new features such as multithreading, concepts, hash table, rvalue references, smarter smart pointers, and new algorithms. No doubt you'll find a lot to like in C++0x!
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