diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20857022..ab403afb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ doctest:
 # -Wno-documentation-unknown-command: code uses user-defined commands like @complexity
 # -Wno-exit-time-destructors: warning in Catch code
 # -Wno-keyword-macro: unit-tests use "#define private public"
+# -Wno-deprecated-declarations: the library deprecated some functions
 # -Wno-weak-vtables: exception class is defined inline, but has virtual method
 # -Wno-range-loop-analysis: iterator_wrapper tests tests "for(const auto i...)"
 pedantic_clang:
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ pedantic_clang:
 		-Wno-documentation-unknown-command \
 		-Wno-exit-time-destructors \
 		-Wno-keyword-macro \
+		-Wno-deprecated-declarations \
 		-Wno-weak-vtables \
 		-Wno-range-loop-analysis"
 
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ pedantic_clang:
 pedantic_gcc:
 	$(MAKE) json_unit CXX=g++ CXXFLAGS="\
 		-std=c++11 \
+		-Wno-deprecated-declarations \
 		-Werror \
 		-Wall -Wpedantic -Wextra \
 		-Walloca \
diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index 37db5c45..3345cf2d 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ SOFTWARE.
     #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation"
 #endif
 
+// allow for portable deprecation warnings
+#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
+    #define JSON_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+    #define JSON_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated)
+#else
+    #define JSON_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
 // allow to disable exceptions
 #if (defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND)) && not defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
     #define JSON_THROW(exception) throw exception
@@ -217,8 +226,8 @@ class parse_error : public exception
     const size_t byte;
 
   private:
-    parse_error(int id, size_t byte_, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg), byte(byte_)
+    parse_error(int id_, size_t byte_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg), byte(byte_)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -256,8 +265,8 @@ class invalid_iterator : public exception
     }
 
   private:
-    invalid_iterator(int id, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg)
+    invalid_iterator(int id_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -295,8 +304,8 @@ class type_error : public exception
     }
 
   private:
-    type_error(int id, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg)
+    type_error(int id_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -326,8 +335,8 @@ class out_of_range : public exception
     }
 
   private:
-    out_of_range(int id, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg)
+    out_of_range(int id_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -352,8 +361,8 @@ class other_error : public exception
     }
 
   private:
-    other_error(int id, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg)
+    other_error(int id_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -7083,8 +7092,12 @@ class basic_json
 
     /*!
     @brief serialize to stream
-    @copydoc operator<<(std::ostream&, const basic_json&)
+    @deprecated This stream operator is deprecated and will be removed in a
+                future version of the library. Please use
+                @ref std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const basic_json&)
+                instead; that is, replace calls like `j >> o;` with `o << j;`.
     */
+    JSON_DEPRECATED
     friend std::ostream& operator>>(const basic_json& j, std::ostream& o)
     {
         return o << j;
@@ -7357,6 +7370,20 @@ class basic_json
         return parse(std::begin(c), std::end(c), cb);
     }
 
+    /*!
+    @brief deserialize from stream
+    @deprecated This stream operator is deprecated and will be removed in a
+                future version of the library. Please use
+                @ref std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, basic_json&)
+                instead; that is, replace calls like `j << i;` with `i >> j;`.
+    */
+    JSON_DEPRECATED
+    friend std::istream& operator<<(basic_json& j, std::istream& i)
+    {
+        j = parser(i).parse();
+        return i;
+    }
+
     /*!
     @brief deserialize from stream
 
@@ -7383,16 +7410,6 @@ class basic_json
 
     @since version 1.0.0
     */
-    friend std::istream& operator<<(basic_json& j, std::istream& i)
-    {
-        j = parser(i).parse();
-        return i;
-    }
-
-    /*!
-    @brief deserialize from stream
-    @copydoc operator<<(basic_json&, std::istream&)
-    */
     friend std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& i, basic_json& j)
     {
         j = parser(i).parse();
@@ -8574,7 +8591,7 @@ class basic_json
             case 0x7f: // UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
             {
                 std::string result;
-                while (check_length(v.size(), 1, idx), v[idx] != 0xff)
+                while (static_cast<void>(check_length(v.size(), 1, idx)), v[idx] != 0xff)
                 {
                     string_t s = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
                     result += s;
@@ -8670,7 +8687,7 @@ class basic_json
             case 0x9f: // array (indefinite length)
             {
                 basic_json result = value_t::array;
-                while (check_length(v.size(), 1, idx), v[idx] != 0xff)
+                while (static_cast<void>(check_length(v.size(), 1, idx)), v[idx] != 0xff)
                 {
                     result.push_back(from_cbor_internal(v, idx));
                 }
@@ -8775,7 +8792,7 @@ class basic_json
             case 0xbf: // map (indefinite length)
             {
                 basic_json result = value_t::object;
-                while (check_length(v.size(), 1, idx), v[idx] != 0xff)
+                while (static_cast<void>(check_length(v.size(), 1, idx)), v[idx] != 0xff)
                 {
                     cbor_expect_string(v, idx);
                     std::string key = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
@@ -13874,5 +13891,6 @@ inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator "" _json_pointer(const char* s, std
 #undef JSON_CATCH
 #undef JSON_THROW
 #undef JSON_TRY
+#undef JSON_DEPRECATED
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/json.hpp.re2c b/src/json.hpp.re2c
index cafb2067..60bb63c6 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp.re2c
+++ b/src/json.hpp.re2c
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ SOFTWARE.
     #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation"
 #endif
 
+// allow for portable deprecation warnings
+#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
+    #define JSON_DEPRECATED __attribute__((deprecated))
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+    #define JSON_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated)
+#else
+    #define JSON_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
 // allow to disable exceptions
 #if (defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND)) && not defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
     #define JSON_THROW(exception) throw exception
@@ -217,8 +226,8 @@ class parse_error : public exception
     const size_t byte;
 
   private:
-    parse_error(int id, size_t byte_, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg), byte(byte_)
+    parse_error(int id_, size_t byte_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg), byte(byte_)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -256,8 +265,8 @@ class invalid_iterator : public exception
     }
 
   private:
-    invalid_iterator(int id, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg)
+    invalid_iterator(int id_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -295,8 +304,8 @@ class type_error : public exception
     }
 
   private:
-    type_error(int id, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg)
+    type_error(int id_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -326,8 +335,8 @@ class out_of_range : public exception
     }
 
   private:
-    out_of_range(int id, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg)
+    out_of_range(int id_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -352,8 +361,8 @@ class other_error : public exception
     }
 
   private:
-    other_error(int id, const char* what_arg)
-        : exception(id, what_arg)
+    other_error(int id_, const char* what_arg)
+        : exception(id_, what_arg)
     {}
 };
 
@@ -7083,8 +7092,12 @@ class basic_json
 
     /*!
     @brief serialize to stream
-    @copydoc operator<<(std::ostream&, const basic_json&)
+    @deprecated This stream operator is deprecated and will be removed in a
+                future version of the library. Please use
+                @ref std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const basic_json&)
+                instead; that is, replace calls like `j >> o;` with `o << j;`.
     */
+    JSON_DEPRECATED
     friend std::ostream& operator>>(const basic_json& j, std::ostream& o)
     {
         return o << j;
@@ -7357,6 +7370,20 @@ class basic_json
         return parse(std::begin(c), std::end(c), cb);
     }
 
+    /*!
+    @brief deserialize from stream
+    @deprecated This stream operator is deprecated and will be removed in a
+                future version of the library. Please use
+                @ref std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, basic_json&)
+                instead; that is, replace calls like `j << i;` with `i >> j;`.
+    */
+    JSON_DEPRECATED
+    friend std::istream& operator<<(basic_json& j, std::istream& i)
+    {
+        j = parser(i).parse();
+        return i;
+    }
+
     /*!
     @brief deserialize from stream
 
@@ -7383,16 +7410,6 @@ class basic_json
 
     @since version 1.0.0
     */
-    friend std::istream& operator<<(basic_json& j, std::istream& i)
-    {
-        j = parser(i).parse();
-        return i;
-    }
-
-    /*!
-    @brief deserialize from stream
-    @copydoc operator<<(basic_json&, std::istream&)
-    */
     friend std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& i, basic_json& j)
     {
         j = parser(i).parse();
@@ -8574,7 +8591,7 @@ class basic_json
             case 0x7f: // UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
             {
                 std::string result;
-                while (check_length(v.size(), 1, idx), v[idx] != 0xff)
+                while (static_cast<void>(check_length(v.size(), 1, idx)), v[idx] != 0xff)
                 {
                     string_t s = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
                     result += s;
@@ -8670,7 +8687,7 @@ class basic_json
             case 0x9f: // array (indefinite length)
             {
                 basic_json result = value_t::array;
-                while (check_length(v.size(), 1, idx), v[idx] != 0xff)
+                while (static_cast<void>(check_length(v.size(), 1, idx)), v[idx] != 0xff)
                 {
                     result.push_back(from_cbor_internal(v, idx));
                 }
@@ -8775,7 +8792,7 @@ class basic_json
             case 0xbf: // map (indefinite length)
             {
                 basic_json result = value_t::object;
-                while (check_length(v.size(), 1, idx), v[idx] != 0xff)
+                while (static_cast<void>(check_length(v.size(), 1, idx)), v[idx] != 0xff)
                 {
                     cbor_expect_string(v, idx);
                     std::string key = from_cbor_internal(v, idx);
@@ -12907,5 +12924,6 @@ inline nlohmann::json::json_pointer operator "" _json_pointer(const char* s, std
 #undef JSON_CATCH
 #undef JSON_THROW
 #undef JSON_TRY
+#undef JSON_DEPRECATED
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
index a7b6e117..1e8f5c23 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         {
             json a = {1, 2, 3};
             json::reverse_iterator rit = ++a.rbegin();
+            CHECK(*rit == json(2));
+            CHECK(rit.value() == json(2));
         }
         {
             json a = {1, 2, 3};
@@ -540,7 +542,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
             CAPTURE(filename);
             json j;
             std::ifstream f(filename);
-            CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
         }
     }
 
@@ -556,7 +558,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
             CAPTURE(filename);
             json j;
             std::ifstream f(filename);
-            CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
         }
     }
 
@@ -586,14 +588,14 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         std::stringstream ss;
         json j;
         ss << "123";
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << ss);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(ss >> j);
 
         // see https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/367#issuecomment-262841893:
         // ss is not at EOF; this yielded an error before the fix
         // (threw basic_string::append). No, it should just throw
         // a parse error because of the EOF.
-        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j << ss, json::parse_error);
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j << ss,
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
                           "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: parse error - unexpected end of input");
     }
 
diff --git a/test/src/unit-testsuites.cpp b/test/src/unit-testsuites.cpp
index 8d6a8162..a4aa1956 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-testsuites.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-testsuites.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ TEST_CASE("compliance tests from json.org")
             CAPTURE(filename);
             json j;
             std::ifstream f(filename);
-            CHECK_THROWS_AS(j << f, json::parse_error);
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(f >> j, json::parse_error);
         }
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ TEST_CASE("compliance tests from json.org")
             CAPTURE(filename);
             json j;
             std::ifstream f(filename);
-            CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+            CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ TEST_CASE("test suite from json-test-suite")
         // strings in a JSON array
         std::ifstream f("test/data/json_testsuite/sample.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
 
         // the array has 3 elements
         CHECK(j.size() == 3);
@@ -334,35 +334,35 @@ TEST_CASE("json.org examples")
     {
         std::ifstream f("test/data/json.org/1.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
     }
 
     SECTION("2.json")
     {
         std::ifstream f("test/data/json.org/2.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
     }
 
     SECTION("3.json")
     {
         std::ifstream f("test/data/json.org/3.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
     }
 
     SECTION("4.json")
     {
         std::ifstream f("test/data/json.org/4.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
     }
 
     SECTION("5.json")
     {
         std::ifstream f("test/data/json.org/5.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
     }
 }
 
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ TEST_CASE("nst's JSONTestSuite")
                 CAPTURE(filename);
                 std::ifstream f(filename);
                 json j;
-                CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+                CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
             }
         }
 
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ TEST_CASE("nst's JSONTestSuite")
                 CAPTURE(filename);
                 std::ifstream f(filename);
                 json j;
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS(j << f, json::parse_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(f >> j, json::parse_error);
             }
         }
 
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ TEST_CASE("nst's JSONTestSuite")
                 CAPTURE(filename);
                 std::ifstream f(filename);
                 json j;
-                CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+                CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
             }
         }
 
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ TEST_CASE("nst's JSONTestSuite")
                 CAPTURE(filename);
                 std::ifstream f(filename);
                 json j;
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS(j << f, json::out_of_range);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(f >> j, json::out_of_range);
             }
         }
 
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ TEST_CASE("nst's JSONTestSuite")
                 CAPTURE(filename);
                 std::ifstream f(filename);
                 json j;
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS(j << f, json::parse_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(f >> j, json::parse_error);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Big List of Naughty Strings")
     {
         std::ifstream f("test/data/big-list-of-naughty-strings/blns.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
     }
 
     // check if parsed strings roundtrip
diff --git a/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp b/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
index f7cf0ada..82324ca0 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Unicode", "[hide]")
         // strings in a JSON array
         std::ifstream f("test/data/json_nlohmann_tests/all_unicode.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
 
         // the array has 1112064 + 1 elemnts (a terminating "null" value)
         // Note: 1112064 = 0x1FFFFF code points - 2048 invalid values between
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Unicode", "[hide]")
         // read a file with a UTF-8 BOM
         std::ifstream f("test/data/json_nlohmann_tests/bom.json");
         json j;
-        CHECK_NOTHROW(j << f);
+        CHECK_NOTHROW(f >> j);
     }
 
     SECTION("error for incomplete/wrong BOM")