Re:C++ the Good Parts (2014)
by secondcoming on Thursday October 01, 2020 @05:51AM
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There's certainly quite a lot to the language. There are really two audiences for C++, those writing generic libraries, and those using them.
If you're in the former group you'll be delving into all the template nitty gritty. If you're in the latter group you'll rarely need them (I think our 200k+ LOC C++ codebase uses std::enable_if three times).
I still like the language though. There's no obligation on any C++ dev to use all the new features.
Personally, I find Rust's syntax to be quite ugly compared to C++'s; horses for courses I suppose.
If you're in the former group you'll be delving into all the template nitty gritty. If you're in the latter group you'll rarely need them (I think our 200k+ LOC C++ codebase uses std::enable_if three times).
I still like the language though. There's no obligation on any C++ dev to use all the new features.
Personally, I find Rust's syntax to be quite ugly compared to C++'s; horses for courses I suppose.