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Re:Circle C++ with Memory Safety by madebydouglas on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:01PM (#40558389)
It seems like if this can be the next version of C++ that would be a good thing, but if it's just another C++ like language, such as Carbon (even with proposed benefits), aren't we just going in circles here?

Wouldn't a better approach be to instead focus on adding better C++ interop into Rust? Isn't that a more forward thinking approach?

On that line of thinking, what about Swift and its C++ interop? Or is Swift not ready for systems level programming?

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Re:Circle C++ with Memory Safety by zer0zzz on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:34PM (#40558575)
> On that line of thinking, what about Swift and its C++ interop? Or is Swift not ready for systems level programming?

A lot of swift behavior is dictated by the standard library. There have been Micro-Swift and embedded swift implementations to cut down overhead along with work on move only types.

I think swift could be a good candidate for a post-c++ language but despite the open community it is highly Apple dominated in its scope and direction. That’s probably my the biggest trouble with swift.

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