Cppfront, Herb Sutter's proposal for a new C++ syntax

Re:Cppfront, Herb Sutter's proposal for a new C++ syntax by spookie on Sunday September 18, 2022 @10:37AM (#32887920)

I'm sorry, but Rust still has ways to go before established industries believe on it enough to drop C/C++. I use C/C++ interchangeably, since extending an existing C codebase won't be a problem. Most aren't willing to go as far as Ada either, the reason why that even in military endeavors, C/C++ is used as a more familiar "face".

I think it's pretty easy to forget the foothold these languages have, and their flexibility. We all have seen the perseverance of COBOL.

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Re:Cppfront, Herb Sutter's proposal for a new C++ syntax by throwaway894345 on Sunday September 18, 2022 @11:30AM (#32888361)

My original comment specifically said that older languages have staying power, and that Rust will have to mature a bit to become the language of choice for new projects in these niches. But even still, I wasn’t talking about dropping C++ for Rust—I only mentioned Rust as an alternate option.

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Re:Cppfront, Herb Sutter's proposal for a new C++ syntax by spookie on Sunday September 18, 2022 @12:23PM (#32888815)

No problem, I just don't consider it as an alternative for the aforementioned concerns. Nonetheless, I wasn't trying to point fingers at Rust, more of a pragmatic approach to modernizing a code infrastructure.

I hope Rust does well.

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