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Re:C++17 creates a practical use of the backward array index... by olliej on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:47PM (#35431041)
The historical lack of sequencing is because they were unsequenced in C, and C++ thus inherited it.

And yes, it does seem that there were a lot more people hell bent on resisting correcting unnecessary UB in the past than today, but they’re still around.

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Re:C++17 creates a practical use of the backward array index... by TremendousJudge on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:57PM (#35431183)
I get it, but then, why change it now? (or 6 years ago I guess)
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Re:C++17 creates a practical use of the backward array index... by olliej on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:02PM (#35431233)
Sorry, I had an unsaved edit above. It seems the resistance to removing unnecessary UB has reduced over the years.
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