Introduction
Despite the current explosion in programming languages, C++ soldiers on. It is the fourth-most popular programming language, per the July 2013 Tiobe index. (You can find the latest index at http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html .) The 2011 ISO standard (ISO/IEC 14822:2011, aka C++11) brings features to C++ that may increase its acceptance...or at least soften objections against its use.
C++ remains one of your best choices for building high-performance solutions. If your company’s products integrate with hardware, chances are you have a sizeable existing system built in C++. If your company has been around since the 1990s or earlier, chances are you have a long-lived C++ system, and chances are also good ...
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