Re: [boost] [C++0x] ISO/IEC approves C++0x standard!

Subject: Re: [boost] [C++0x] ISO/IEC approves C++0x standard!
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-15 09:55:36

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Bronek Kozicki <brok_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 13/08/2011 23:32, Edward Diener wrote:
>
>> On 8/13/2011 11:43 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:
>>
>>> The C++0x standard has been approved by ISO/IEC. The vote was
>>> unanimous; all
>>> 21 National Bodies voting were in favor.
>>>
>>> That means the dozen or so Boost libraries that were in TR1 are now
>>> part of
>>> the standard itself. Good work, Boosters!
>>>
>>
>> Bravo !
>>
>> What is the official name of the new C++ standard ? You refer to it as
>> C++0x, which is the name I have been accustomed to hear, but other are
>> now saying C++11.
>>
>
>
> well I think *now* it's just C++ , "officialy" you may call it ISO/IEC
> 14882:2011
>

Yep, ISO/IEC 14882:2011 will be the official name. C++11 seems to be the
unofficial name that is gaining traction when folks need to distinguish
between versions of the standard.

--Beman