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Re:Why do C++ folks make things so complicated? by makmanalp on Friday December 30, 2011 @05:13PM (#3409300)
Aren't horrible template errors the compiler's fault and not the language's (or the library's as you suggest)?
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Re:Why do C++ folks make things so complicated? by Symmetry on Friday December 30, 2011 @05:56PM (#3409467)
They are if its due to compiler laziness, but in C++'s case it seems to be the fact that its genuinely hard to compile.
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Re:Why do C++ folks make things so complicated? by stonemetal on Friday December 30, 2011 @08:16PM (#3409773)
I would say the fault lands on all three. The language could have been designed such that good error messages where easier to output. The library authors could have made an attempt to force better error messages. Finally compilers could get their act together and output good error messages.
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