New stuff on the C++ front

Matt Pietrek (Yes, the author of MSJ/MSDN's Under the Hood column) is attending the PDC. He reports new stuff coming up in the C++ language (Are these MS-only extensions ? If they are MS initiatiatives, will the C++ Standard Committee approve them ? Is it implemented in VS2005 ?).

An auto keyword that frees you from typing long type names ? Hey, someone realized that the STL is requires way too much boring typing. At last :-)

And some features to support threading more easily.

Glad to read that C++ evolution is not limited to improved managed code support.