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Re:A brief introduction to C++'s model for type- and resourc... by sitkack on Friday January 15, 2016 @11:05AM (#10910093)
I tried being a C++ programmer back along time ago (1992-1995) and I failed. The biggest mistake was trying to learn the whole language and apply the whole language to the problem. The utility of the language doesn't compensate for the cognitive burden. I would have been better served by using ML (with some C), or Rexx (with some C). Good C++ has an abstract top level that isn't much different than a scripting language in expressivity. Now something like a Lua +Rust can be more expressive, correct and fast.
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Re:A brief introduction to C++'s model for type- and resourc... by pjmlp on Friday January 15, 2016 @11:30AM (#10910275)
Although I would also favour ML over C++, if you look its derivatives, OCaml, Haskell and so on, they really aren't much smaller than C++.

C++ biggest problem are all the design decisions to fit into C's tooling and its compatibility.

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Re:A brief introduction to C++'s model for type- and resourc... by GFK_of_xmaspast on Friday January 15, 2016 @02:49PM (#10911626)
Early 90s c++ was pretty unfortunate all around.
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