Topic: History of C++ standardization process


Author: "Eric Hopper" <eric.hopper@tiecommerce.com>
Date: 6 Feb 2002 02:16:53 GMT
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In article <5effe65f.0202010304.64e0f0d4@posting.google.com>, "Roland
Richter" <rrichter74@gmx.at> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I'm looking for material on the history of the C++ standardization
> process, the evolution of the STL, and the like.
>
> Stroustrups book on the evolution of C++ was written 1994 ... Josuttis
> writes about two pages on history (not much) ...
>
> Where can I find additional material?

Josie Lajoie of C++ Report had many excellent columns detailing various
questions before the standards committee, what choices were made, and
why.

--
Eric Hopper



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Author: rrichter74@gmx.at (Roland Richter)
Date: 1 Feb 2002 22:20:49 GMT
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Dear all,

I'm looking for material on the history of the
C++ standardization process, the evolution of
the STL, and the like.

Stroustrups book on the evolution of C++ was
written 1994 ... Josuttis writes about two pages
on history (not much) ...

Where can I find additional material?

Thanks,

- Roland

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Author: google@vandevoorde.com (Daveed Vandevoorde)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 02:06:26 GMT
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rrichter74@gmx.at (Roland Richter) wrote in message news:<5effe65f.0202010304.64e0f0d4@posting.google.com>...
> Dear all,
>
> I'm looking for material on the history of the
> C++ standardization process, the evolution of
> the STL, and the like.
>
> Stroustrups book on the evolution of C++ was
> written 1994 ... Josuttis writes about two pages
> on history (not much) ...
>
> Where can I find additional material?

>From the committee itself.  I think most meetings have
"minutes".  You may have to become a member of J16 to
get access to these; I'm not sure what the alternatives
are.

Another possibility would be to research columns of
writers who report on such things in magazines like
Overload, C++ Report and the C/C++ User's Journal.

        Daveed

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