C++ 11 vs C++ 14 vs C++ 17

C++ is a cross-platform language used to create high-performance applications, has user-friendly syntax, rich libraries, and fast speed. The language was updated to 3 versions namely C++11, C++14, and C++17 respectively. The technical highlights of each of the versions are listed below:

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• Unified Initialization
• Multithreading
• Smart Pointers
• Hash Tables
• std::array container
• Move semantics
• Lambda functions included
• auto and decltype added

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• Generalized Lambdas
• Reader-Writer Locks
• constexpr included
• Return type deductions extended to all functions

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• The file system library and Network concepts included
• Improved Lambdas
• Fold Expressions included
• Initializers in if and switch statements
• Concurrent and Parallel algorithms in Standard Template Library(STL)
• Nested Namespaces
• Transactional memory
• Inline Variables
• Optional header file
• Class Template argument deduction(CTAD)