namespace tf {

/** @page release-4-0-0 Release 4.0.0 (2026/01/01)

@tableofcontents

@section release-4-0-0_summary Release Summary

Happy new year! 
Starting in v4, %Taskflow migrates the codebase to the C++20 standard for improved runtime performance and engineering efficiency.
This release enhances scheduling efficiency through bulk scheduling, reduced atomic overhead, and a streamlined executor design.It also introduces new features such as tf::TaskGroup to better support recursive task parallelism, along with [Taskflow Academy](https://github.com/taskflow/academy), a new video suite for learning %Taskflow.

@section release-4-0-0_download Download

To download the newest version of %Taskflow, please clone the master branch 
from <a href="https://github.com/taskflow/taskflow">%Taskflow's GitHub</a>.

@section release-4-0-0_system_requirements System Requirements

To use %Taskflow v4.0.0, you need a compiler that supports C++20:

@li GNU C++ Compiler at least v11.0 with -std=c++20
@li Clang C++ Compiler at least v12.0 with -std=c++20
@li Microsoft Visual Studio at least v19.29 (VS 2019) with /std:c++20
@li Apple Clang (Xcode) at least v13.0 with -std=c++20
@li NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit and Compiler (nvcc) at least v12.0 with host compiler supporting C++20
@li Intel oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler at least v2022.0 with -std=c++20

@attention
If your project does not support C++20, please use %Taskflow v3.11.0, which can be downloaded <a href="https://github.com/taskflow/taskflow/releases/tag/v3.11.0">here</a>.

@section release-4-0-0_new_features New Features

@subsection release-4-0-0_taskflow_core Taskflow Core

+ replaced `std::function` in topology with virtual dispatch for better performance
+ replaced `TF_LIKELY/_UNLIKELY` with C++20 attributes
+ extended the work-stealing queue to support the following new features:
  + non-pointer type with @std_optional
  + bulk insertion to reduce the overhead of atomic operations
+ enhanced the executor performance with the following changes:
  + bulk scheduling to reduce the overhead of atomic operations
  + removed executor pointer from worker
  + removed redundant executor pointer validation from the hot scheduling path
+ adopted tf::NonblockingNotifier as the default notifier due to its robustness
  + split notify_one and notify_all to two separate, optimized implementation
  + added notify_n to improve the performance
+ split essential members of tf::Node into tf::NodeBase to improve modularity
+ split anchor nodes to implicit and explicit types to improve exception handling
+ added unit test for tf::NonblockingNotifier
+ added embarrassing parallelism benchmark
+ added merge sort benchmark
+ added tf::TaskGroup to enable efficient implementation of recursive parallelism
+ revised the following benchmarks with tf::TaskGroup for recursive parallelism
  + integrate
  + skynet
  + fibonacci
  + nqueens
+ enhanced the scheduling performance of dependent-async tasks with state merging

@subsection release-4-0-0_utilities Utilities

+ removed `ctz` as it is duplicate with the C++20 bit manipulation library

@section release-4-0-0_bug_fixes Bug Fixes 

+ fixed the compiler warning in Windows MSVC W4 ([#737](https://github.com/taskflow/taskflow/issues/737))
+ fixed the compiler warning in NVCC due to `auto` function argument ([#746](https://github.com/taskflow/taskflow/issues/746))
+ fixed the regression problem caused by notifier ([#746](https://github.com/taskflow/taskflow/issues/746))
+ fixed the bug of uncaught exception from `silent_async` within corun ([#748](https://github.com/taskflow/taskflow/issues/748))

@section release-4-0-0_breaking_changes Breaking Changes

Starting in v4, %Taskflow will adopt the C++20 standard for better runtime performance and engineering efficiency.
If your project does not support C++20, please use %Taskflow v3.11.0, which can be downloaded <a href="https://github.com/taskflow/taskflow/releases/tag/v3.11.0">here</a>.

@section release-4-0-0_documentation Documentation

+ introduced [Taskflow Academy](https://github.com/taskflow/academy) - a new video suite for learning %Taskflow
+ introduced tf::NonblockingNotifier 
+ introduced @ref TaskGroup
+ revised @ref ExecuteTaskflow
+ revised tf::BoundedWSQ
+ revised tf::UnboundedWSQ
+ revised @ref ExceptionHandling
+ revised @ref ExamplesFibonacciNumber

@section release-4-0-0_miscellaneous_items Miscellaneous Items

If you are interested in collaborating with us on applying %Taskflow to your projects, please feel free to reach out to @twhuang!

*/

}


