Re:Bjarne Stroustrup's Plan for Bringing Safety to C++
by pjmlp on Monday October 30, 2023 @03:31AM
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Bjarne Stroustrup's major problem, that people keep forgeting about him is that he isn't a BDFL of C++, rather a very important WG21 member with the vote of one person.
So while his opinion is highly regarded by some of the ISO WG21 300+ voters, like in politics, if he doesn't manage to win the majority of the voters, and then the compiler writers (which can always ignore part of ISO, and they sometimes do), it hardly matters.
As for the three years, while it may seem a long time, keeping up with six week releases on Rust is also not a panacea, and when Rust eventually gets more than just a reference implementation, like required by law in some industries, it will also slow down.
As example in some of those industries, being able to use certified C++14 or C11 toolchains is already a luxury.
So while his opinion is highly regarded by some of the ISO WG21 300+ voters, like in politics, if he doesn't manage to win the majority of the voters, and then the compiler writers (which can always ignore part of ISO, and they sometimes do), it hardly matters.
As for the three years, while it may seem a long time, keeping up with six week releases on Rust is also not a panacea, and when Rust eventually gets more than just a reference implementation, like required by law in some industries, it will also slow down.
As example in some of those industries, being able to use certified C++14 or C11 toolchains is already a luxury.