Article for the R journal about C++11 and beyond.
The article will:
- give a few hints about why we want c++11. For example, auto, list initializer and range based for loops are game changers in terms of how you write c++ code. Those are simple concepts easy to grasp by the lambda Rcpp user. Once you start to use them it is hard to look back. I might also mention lambda functions.
- introduce Rcpp11, a C++11 centric redesign of Rcpp
- mention known compilers that support c++11. clang and gcc are feature complete.
- extend the view on the future of C++. A new standard is likely to be published in 2014 and it is likely that compilers will support it upfront. C++17 will also bring interesting possibilities.
At the moment, I (romain) am prepared to author the article on my own. I will however consider writing the article with additional authors if we can agree on the content.
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