Coming to grips with C++11 and C++14 is more than a matter of familiarizing
yourself with the features they introduce (e.g., auto type declarations, move
semantics, lambda expressions, and concurrency support). The challenge is
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The relationships among std::move , std::forward , rvalue references, and
universal references Techniques for writing clear, correct, effective lambda
expressions How std::atomic differs from volatile , how each should be used,
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programming (i.e., C++98) require revision for software development in modern
C++ Effective Modern C++ follows the proven guideline-based, example-driven
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Herb Sutter, Chair of ISO C++ Standards Committee and C++ Software Architect
at Microsoft