On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Andrey Torba<andreytorba@gmail.com> wrote:
Does it mean that standard will be accepted after Nov 8-13, 2010?
From the standpoint of Boost, the most important time points are when compilers implementing C++0x features start to become available. And
No. It just means that locations of meetings aren't firm beyond that point. Also, once the C++0x workload eases, the committee will probably switch back to twice a year meetings. Also, it isn't useful to focus on the date the standard is "accepted", because that's just the date some ISO administrator decides all the ISO hoops have been jumped through. The key measures of progress are: * CD1 shipped. Fall, 2008. All major features frozen, although some minor features or details of major features may later change. (Concepts was a very unusual exception in that it was pulled out after CD1 shipped.) At this point the C++0x standard was firm enough that major compiler suppliers started to implement features. * CD2 ships. Currently scheduled after the Spring, 2010, meeting. All features are frozen, except for very minor fixes. Very few signatures will change from this point on. Most of the remaining work is improving specifications and editorial fixes. * FCD ships. Not currently scheduled; probably after the Fall, 2010, or spring 2011, meeting. For practical purposes C++0x is done. Most remaining changes will be typos or other editorial fixes. The committee's focus shifts to maintenance and various TR's such as a Module TR and Library TR2. that's already happening. Also, as the committee gets back to work on TR2, that's going to be an opportunity for more Boost libraries to migrate into the standard library. --Beman