Re:C++ coroutines: Initial implementation pushed to master
by leetcrew on Sunday January 19, 2020 @11:32AM
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it's obviously possible to make useful things with c++. I too do this every (week)day.
imo, the biggest issue with c++ is the lack of orthogonality. there is usually a "best" way to do something, but you have to read a lot to choose between the many other ways of doing it. the usual "best" way may not be applicable in your case because it is subtly incompatible with some older feature that's already being used.
as an aside, I always get a kick out of standard library functions like std::addressof. you have to use stuff like this in highly generic templated code because you can't be sure that some clown hasn't overridden the `&` operator for some type that will eventually be passed to your function.
imo, the biggest issue with c++ is the lack of orthogonality. there is usually a "best" way to do something, but you have to read a lot to choose between the many other ways of doing it. the usual "best" way may not be applicable in your case because it is subtly incompatible with some older feature that's already being used.
as an aside, I always get a kick out of standard library functions like std::addressof. you have to use stuff like this in highly generic templated code because you can't be sure that some clown hasn't overridden the `&` operator for some type that will eventually be passed to your function.