How C++ Resolves a Function Call

Re:How C++ Resolves a Function Call by sesuximo on Monday March 15, 2021 @11:39PM (#26472712)

I think most standard readers are compiler writers.

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Re:How C++ Resolves a Function Call by WalterBright on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:22AM (#26472985)

I suspect that the only people who've actually read the entire Standard are compiler writers :-)

Note to anyone trying to implement a language - don't bother reading tutorials or textbooks on a language. Just the Standard. Otherwise you'll be sorry.

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Re:How C++ Resolves a Function Call by hmry on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @06:50AM (#26475100)

I can confirm this, having tried implementing an ECMAscript interpreter. "I'll start with just my own knowledge and tutorials, then I'll only need to read the standard when something is ambiguous" will lead to many hours of rewriting code based on incorrect assumptions.

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