diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
index 5269311..ceed0ed 100644
--- a/example/Makefile
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ USE_CLANG = 1
 
 ifdef USE_CLANG
 CC = clang++
-CFLAGS = -std=c++0x -stdlib=libc++ -g
+CFLAGS = -std=c++1y -stdlib=libc++ -g
 else
-CC = g++
-CFLAGS = -std=c++11 -g
+CC = g++-4.9
+CFLAGS = -std=c++1y -g
 endif
 
 all: server client hello simplesvr
diff --git a/example/hello.cc b/example/hello.cc
index da25a06..de6f4fb 100644
--- a/example/hello.cc
+++ b/example/hello.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ int main(void)
 {
     Server svr;
 
-    svr.get("/hi", [](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+    svr.get("/hi", [](const auto& req, auto& res) {
         res.set_content("Hello World!", "text/plain");
     });
 
diff --git a/example/server.cc b/example/server.cc
index ca6b0fb..0c521b6 100644
--- a/example/server.cc
+++ b/example/server.cc
@@ -65,30 +65,30 @@ int main(void)
 {
     Server svr;
 
-    svr.get("/", [=](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+    svr.get("/", [=](const auto& req, auto& res) {
         res.set_redirect("/hi");
     });
 
-    svr.get("/hi", [](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+    svr.get("/hi", [](const auto& req, auto& res) {
         res.set_content("Hello World!", "text/plain");
     });
 
-    svr.get("/dump", [](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+    svr.get("/dump", [](const auto& req, auto& res) {
         res.set_content(dump_headers(req.headers), "text/plain");
     });
 
-    svr.get("/stop", [&](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+    svr.get("/stop", [&](const auto& req, auto& res) {
         svr.stop();
     });
 
-    svr.set_error_handler([](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+    svr.set_error_handler([](const auto& req, auto& res) {
         const char* fmt = "<p>Error Status: <span style='color:red;'>%d</span></p>";
         char buf[BUFSIZ];
         snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, res.status);
         res.set_content(buf, "text/html");
     });
 
-    svr.set_logger([](const Request& req, const Response& res) {
+    svr.set_logger([](const auto& req, const auto& res) {
         printf("%s", log(req, res).c_str());
     });
 
diff --git a/example/simplesvr.cc b/example/simplesvr.cc
index dd44f08..fc24f56 100644
--- a/example/simplesvr.cc
+++ b/example/simplesvr.cc
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
 
     Server svr;
 
-    svr.set_error_handler([](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+    svr.set_error_handler([](const auto& req, auto& res) {
         const char* fmt = "<p>Error Status: <span style='color:red;'>%d</span></p>";
         char buf[BUFSIZ];
         snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, res.status);
         res.set_content(buf, "text/html");
     });
 
-    svr.set_logger([](const Request& req, const Response& res) {
+    svr.set_logger([](const auto& req, const auto& res) {
         cout << log(req, res);
     });