Are C++11 move semantics doing something new, or just making semantics clearer?

Question

I am basically trying to figure out, is the whole \"move semantics\" concept something brand new, or it is just making existing code simpler to implement? I am always interested

Answer 1

No answer is complete without a reference to Thomas Becker's painstakingly exhaustive write up on rvalue references, perfect forwarding, reference collapsing and everything related to that.

see here: http://thbecker.net/articles/rvalue_references/section_01.html