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Re:Proposal to add constexpr to C [pdf] by voldacar on Saturday October 16, 2021 @08:11AM (#28887297)
"Constexpr" is possibly the most hideous keyword in any programming language. My eyes vomit a little each time I read it.

They could have just used "pure" like in D, but this is C++, so that would be too sane and obvious.

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Re:Proposal to add constexpr to C [pdf] by hmfrh on Saturday October 16, 2021 @08:26AM (#28887370)
Introducing a new keyword means that all existing code that uses the new keyword as an identifier will break. That's why the `constexpr` keyword is deliberately weird.

It's also why they reuse keywords like `using`.

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Re:Proposal to add constexpr to C [pdf] by kevin_thibedeau on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:50PM (#28890348)
They could just use the reserved keyword naming like the C committee does.
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Re:Proposal to add constexpr to C [pdf] by pjmlp on Saturday October 16, 2021 @08:17AM (#28887325)
Politics, check the outcome of the networking vote.
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