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Re:Can C++ be 10x Simpler and Safer? by simplotek on Saturday November 12, 2022 @04:47PM (#33577436)
> (...) but I believe that Syntax 2 is an excuse create a new language and reuse the C++ name.

This. It looks like a blatant attempt to ride the coattails of C++, which oddly enough is not the first case coming from Redmond (see C++/CX).

If the concept is able to fly on its own without these marketing crutches then it would be more credible to just claim it's a successor.

Re:Can C++ be 10x Simpler and Safer? by gpderetta on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @05:53AM (#33607671)
I'm willing to cut Herb Sutter some slack and assume he has good intentions and the future of the language at heart.