Beginning C++23: From Beginner to Pro

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I. Horton, P. Van WeertBeginning C++23https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9343-0_1

1. Basic Ideas

Ivor Horton¹   and Peter Van Weert²

(1)

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK

(2)

Kessel-Lo, Belgium

 

In this book, we sometimes use certain code in the examples before explaining it in detail. This chapter is intended to help you when this occurs by presenting an overview of the major elements of C++ and how they hang together. We’ll also explain a few concepts relating to your computer’s representation of numbers and characters.

In this chapter, you’ll learn

• What is meant by modern C++

• What the terms C++11, C++14, C++17, C++20, and C++23 mean

• What the C++ Standard ...