&gt; Also, a little vague, but out of curiosity, how often do C &#x2F; C++ shops upgrade to the latest and greatest?<p>Very very slow, specially in the enterprise and embedded areas.<p>Back when I used to work in C++, the compilers at my employers were version locked by IT admins, not developers. To make sure all company development projects were in sync.<p>Getting a new compiler version was akin to have a new OS version deployed across the company, from overall process.