From: nevin@eviloverlord.com
On 24 November 2011 16:23, Nathan Ridge <zeratul976@hotmail.com> wrote:
We already know your position about (2): that now C++11 is here, we should be moving on and stop giving attention to C++03 problems which are solved by C++11. I, on the other hand, think the reality is that C++03 will be around for a while longer, and it's worth caring about the C++03 experience evem if there are C++11 solutions.
While it may be around for a while, the reasons for not upgrading to C++11 also stops most of those people from upgrading their version of Boost, compiler, etc. The user base that can continually upgrade Boost but nothing else will be shrinking quickly, IMHO.
There is a big difference between upgrading a library and switching to a new language specification. For starters, C++03 and C++11 are ABI- incompatible on most implementations that I know of. That means that before you can even compile your code in C++11 mode, every library and piece of code that your code links to must also be recompiled in C++11 mode. You can see how that might take a while to happen in a large organization. Regards, Nate