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Re:The first new build of Circle, a new C++20 compiler, sinc... by FpUser on Monday January 23, 2023 @09:39PM (#34498428)
>"That alone is, to me, sufficient reason to believe that changing it to Pascal-style "name: type" declarations, which are unambiguous, benefits both tools and humans, even if it's slightly more verbose."

I am not against it. It is a different language altogether though. We were talking about "fixing" C++ while it is still being C++.

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Re:The first new build of Circle, a new C++20 compiler, sinc... by int_19h on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:49AM (#34502034)
As it happens, C++ has already adopted "auto f() -> T" function declaration syntax many years ago in addition to "T f()", so this is arguably just a more streamlined take on that. I don't see how it makes it less C++, since conceptually everything is the same.
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Re:The first new build of Circle, a new C++20 compiler, sinc... by FpUser on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:10AM (#34502604)
I shall admit my defeat ;)
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