A Tour of C++, 2nd Edition

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History and Compatibility

Hurry Slowly (festina lente).

– Octavius, Caesar Augustus

• History

  Timeline; The Early Years; The ISO C++ Standards; Standards and Programming Style C++ Use

• C++ Feature Evolution

  C++11 Language Features; C++14 Language Features; C++17 Language Features; C++11 Standard-Library Components; C++14 Standard-Library Components; C++17 Standard-Library Components; Removed and Deprecated Features

• C/C++ Compatibility

  C and C++ Are Siblings; Compatibility Problems

• Bibliography

• Advice

16.1 History

I invented C++, wrote its early definitions, and produced its first implementation. I chose and formulated the design criteria for C++, designed its major language features, developed or helped to develop many of the early libraries, ...