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Re:C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013) by banachtarski on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @04:05AM (#16272534)
They really aren't that bad... in fact, they're pretty useful. Source: your everyday C++ programmer
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Re:C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013) by stochastic_monk on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @07:37AM (#16273374)
They’re great, really. Yes, it takes effort to master, but then you can generate faster, safer, generic code with much less effort.

Source: Another everyday C++ programmer. There are dozens of us. Dozens!

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Re:C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013) by verall on Thursday February 01, 2018 @11:38AM (#16283221)
It's unfortunate when your codebase is C++03 only and intends to remain that way for compatabillity with other vendors. Yay for consumer electronics!
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Re:C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013) by banachtarski on Saturday February 03, 2018 @01:47PM (#16298895)
Out of curiosity what breaks compatibility?
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Re:C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013) by verall on Saturday February 03, 2018 @09:25PM (#16300932)
My understanding is that there are partner venders who have old toolchains set up only for C++03 and thus would have to upgrade their toolchains to build our API if we upgraded.
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