Happy New Year 2011

Thursday, 13 January 2011

It's nearly two weeks into 2011 already (though it only seems a couple of days — where did it all go?), but I'd like to wish you all a (slightly belated) Happy New Year!

2010 was a good year for me. Sales of Just::Thread, my implementation of the C++0x thread library have been growing steadily — there's a new version due out any day now, with support for the changes accepted at the November 2010 C++ Standards meeting, and Just::Thread Pro is in the works. I also presented at the ACCU conference for the third year running.

It's also been a big year for the C++ community:

• the C++0x FCD was published, and we're now in the final phase of getting it ready for publication this year;
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 was released, providing Windows developers access to several C++0x features such as rvalue references and lambda functions;
• g++ 4.5 was released, providing further C++0x support (including lambdas, again) to C++ developers across the wide variety of platforms supported by gcc;
• Plus, of course, new versions of other compilers and libraries too (including four(!) releases of the Boost C++ libraries).

Popular articles

As is my custom, here's a list of the 10 most popular articles and blog entries from the Just Software Solutions website in 2010. The key difference from last year's list is the rise of the C++0x thread library stuff.

1. November 2010 C++ Standards Committee Mailing
   My summary of the November 2010 C++ committee mailing.
2. Implementing a Thread-Safe Queue using Condition Variables
   A description of the issues around writing a thread-safe queue, with code.
3. just::thread C++0x Thread Library V1.0 Released
   This is the release announcement for our just::thread C++0x thread library.
4. Importing an Existing Windows XP Installation into VirtualBox
   This article describes how I recovered the hard disk of a dead laptop to run as a VM under VirtualBox.
5. Deadlock Detection with just::thread
   This article describes how to use the special deadlock-detection mode of our just::thread C++0x thread library to locate the cause of deadlocks.
6. Implementing drop-down menus in pure CSS (no JavaScript)
   How to implement drop-down menus in CSS in a cross-browser fashion (with a teensy bit of JavaScript for IE).
7. Multithreading in C++0x part 1: Starting Threads
   This is the first part of my series on the new C++0x thread library. Links to the remaining parts are at the end of the article.
8. Thread Interruption in the Boost Thread Library
   A description of the thread interruption feature of the Boost Thread library.
9. Introduction to C++ Templates
   My basic introduction to C++ templates.
10. October 2010 C++ Standards Committee Mailing
    My summary of the October 2010 C++ committee mailing, and the big issues for discussion at the November 2010 meeting — implicit move functions and noexcept for destructors.

What's coming in 2011?

Will 2011 be even better than 2010? I hope so. As I already mentioned, there's a new version of just::thread coming soon, along with Just::Thread Pro. Also, both the C++0x standard and my book should finally be published. I'll also be presenting at ACCU 2011 in April — hope to see you there.

What are you looking forward to in 2011?

Posted by Anthony Williams
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