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Will they every come out with a C+++?

Cletus Edmond


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Depending on exactly what you have in mind for C+++ (C++++ maybe better, or ++++C) then the answer may be yes.

If you mean will there be an update to the current C++ language that incorporates new features then yes it is currently called C++0x (because the hope was to release it by 2009 - oops missed that boat!) - read some of Herb Sutter's blog comments on the C++ ISO Standard committee meetings and C++0x progress at

   http://herbsutter.com/

See various places for information on C++0x features such as Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ at:

   http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/C++0xFAQ.html

See the ISO C++ standards committee's papers at:

   http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/

Of particular interest might be the current C++0x draft standard document itself (n3126.pdf, "Working Draft, Standard for Programming Language C++") at:

   http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2010/#mailing2010-08

Compilers are starting to incorporate C++0x features. Both Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 and recent GNU C++ compiler releases have some C++0x feature support. See for example:

   http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/cxx0x.html
   http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2010/04/06/c-0x-core-language-features-in...

If you meant is the another language that is different to C++ but could be said to be a progression from C++ as a systems programming language then take look at the D programming language:

   http://www.digitalmars.com/d/2.0/index.html

Hope this is the sort of thing you were after.  

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