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 sqlpp11
 =======
 
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+Branch / Compiler | clang-3.4,  gcc-4.9, Xcode-7   |  MSVC 2015  | Test Coverage 
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 A type safe embedded domain specific language for SQL queries and results in C++
 
-Extensive documentation is found in the wiki, https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11/wiki
+Documentation is found in the wiki, https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11/wiki
 
-Past talks/workshops at
-  * CppCast: http://cppcast.com
+Past talks about sqlpp11 and some coding concepts used within the library:
+
+  * [CppCast:](http://cppcast.com)
    * 2015-05-07: http://cppcast.com/2015/05/roland-bock/
-  * CppCon (Bellevue, Washington, USA): http://cppcon.org
-   * 2014-09-08: http://sched.co/1qhngYK (Workshop Part 1)
-   * 2014-09-11: http://sched.co/1r4lue3 (Talk)
-   * 2014-09-12: http://sched.co/Wi8aWM (Workshop Part 2)
-  * MeetingC++ (Berlin, Germany): http://meetingcpp.com/index.php/mcpp2014.html
-   * 2014-12-05:http://meetingcpp.com/index.php/tv14/items/4.html
+  * [CppCon:](http://cppcon.org)
+   * 2015-09-24: [Pruning Error Messages From Your C++ Template Code](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ISqFW9fRws), with examples from sqlpp11
+   * 2014-09-11: [sqlpp11, An SQL Library Worthy Of Modern C++](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJPAjhBm-HQ)
+  * [Meeting C++:](http://meetingcpp.com)
+   * 2014-12-05: [sqlpp11, An EDSL For Type-Safe SQL In C++11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hjfg9IfzhU)
+  * [MUC++:](http://www.meetup.com/MUCplusplus/)
+   * 2014-02-27: [Selected C++11 Template Toffees From sqlpp11, Part1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXnGFYNbmXg), [Part2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPCV6dvxZ_U), [Part 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7hd_KjTig), [Part 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfqzcN0_EQ)
 
 You can contact me
   * by posting issues at https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11/issues
@@ -112,11 +113,12 @@ Requirements:
 __Compiler:__
 sqlpp11 makes heavy use of C++11 and requires a recent compiler and STL. The following compilers are known to compile the test programs:
 
-  * clang-3.2 on Ubuntu-12.4
-  * clang-3.4 on Ubuntu-12.4
-  * g++-4.8 on Ubuntu-12.4
-  * g++-4.8 on cygwin 64bit
-  * g++-4.9 on Debian Unstable
+  * clang-3.4+ on Ubuntu-12.4
+  * g++-4.8+ on Ubuntu-12.4
+  * g++-4.8+ on cygwin 64bit
+  * g++-4.9+ on Debian Unstable
+  * Xcode-7 on OS X
+  * MSVC 2015 Update 1 on Windows Server 2012
 
 __Database Connector:__
 sqlpp11 requires a certain api in order to connect with the database, see database/api.h.
@@ -125,6 +127,9 @@ sqlpp11 requires a certain api in order to connect with the database, see databa
   * Sqlite3: https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11-connector-sqlite3
   * PostgreSQL: https://github.com/matthijs/sqlpp11-connector-postgresql
 
+__Date Library:__
+sqlpp11 requires [Howard Hinnant's date library](https://github.com/HowardHinnant/date) for `date` and `date_time` data types.
+
 To demonstrate that sqlpp11 can work with other backends as well, here is an experimental backend for structs in standard containers:
 
   * STL Container: https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11-connector-stl