I love the C++ language since the beginning.
For me it all begins with BASIC, then Pascal, then C, then Object Pascal and finally C++.
On this blog I intend to share my experience with Oracle Solaris Studio 12.3.
I do not intend to write about C++, at least not on this blog.
What all this had to do with Solaris after all?
Well, C has everything to do with UNIX™ and Solaris is UNIX™ for the best.
I've never looked at any Solaris source code but for the most part it must be purely C.
At the same time a lot of C++ code should out there, despite Java.
Solaris is recognized by its ABI stability, a practical and important aspect to business.
This ABI stability may represent a key foundation and that's why it may be a critical factor.
See Stephen Clamage's Stability of the C++ ABI: Evolution of a Programming Language.
Nevertheless, a new C++ standard has finally emerged, know as C++11.
The language's author, Bjarne Stroustrup, still like the former designation, C++0x.
The new standard, ISO/IEC 14882:2011, is at ISO and a draft is available for free.
As projected there are modifications that may affect ABI implementations.
Bjarne's C++11 FAQ is a must reading for everyone using the old C++03 standard.
Current compilers, such as Oracle Solaris Studio 12.3, fully support only the old standard.
For me it seems inevitable that in the next couple of years things will have to change.
But I don't believe Solaris will break its 20 yeares ABI backwards compatibility.
I do hope that this major breakthrough is carefully handled.
