C++0x final draft is approved

Bjarne Stroustrup maintains a FAQ on the matter here. Some of the features include:

• auto keyword to deduct a type from an initializer at compile time, especially useful in template programming;
• range for statement;
• calling a constructor from another constructor’s initializing list (no more init() functions!);
• Lamba expressions – syntax seems rather obscure;
• unique_ptr and shared_ptr – improved auto_ptr and counting pointer, respectively;
• Interface for garbage collection – it is now possible to declare an object reachable or say that a memory region contains no pointers;
• threads and locking mechanisms (at last!), including atomic operations;
• regular expressions.

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