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Stroustrup on C++: C++ in 2005

In the Japanese edition of his latest book, Bjarne Stroustrup added an extended essay, reflecting on C++ use over the last decade, and presenting plausible directions for the next revision of the C++ standard. Learn what the master has to say.
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Living languages change and grow. C++ is no exception to the rule. In
an extended forward to the Japanese version of his latest book, Bjarne
Stroustrup offers his perspective on the design and evolution of C++;
where the language is today, in 2005; the changes in the last decade;
and where C++ might be going in the next ten years.

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