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Re:DigitalMars C/C++ Compiler by loup-vaillant on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @11:57AM (#17135167)
> Basically, writing a C++ front end takes 10 man years.

This is insane. No language needs to be that complex. I guess that's the power of backward compatibility: forcing an entire industry to dig itself into an ever growing hole, because in the short term we move faster by digging than by first clawing our way out.

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Re:DigitalMars C/C++ Compiler by WalterBright on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @03:43PM (#17137485)
Mastering C++ takes about 10 years, too :-)

(Yes, you can be productive in C++ in much less time.)

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