I realize that many projects haven&#x27;t made the switch, and in some cases they have good reasons to be cautious.  And I realize that many programmers aren&#x27;t familiar with the various changes, even after five (or more) years to catch up.<p>But that doesn&#x27;t change the age of the standard, or the fact that C++14 was published, and the Committee is finishing up C++17.  At some point it&#x27;s silly to call C++11 &quot;new.&quot;  &quot;Unfamiliar,&quot; sure, but not &quot;new.&quot;  It reminds me of Larry Wall&#x27;s talk ( <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wall.org&#x2F;~larry&#x2F;pm.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wall.org&#x2F;~larry&#x2F;pm.html</a> ) &quot;Do you know when New College was founded. Any guesses? New College was new in 1379.&quot;