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It was a side effect yes, but it’s not like a working compiler was released and a users found this.
It was discovered during the design phase of templates by people involved in standardisation process.
And it sounds like leaving it in was even a contentious point that others were against.
So far from an accident, it was a feature that was extensively discussed and intentionally supported.
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It was a side effect yes, but it’s not like a working compiler was released and a users found this.
It was discovered during the design phase of templates by people involved in standardisation process.
And it sounds like leaving it in was even a contentious point that others were against.
So far from an accident, it was a feature that was extensively discussed and intentionally supported.