C++ proposal: There are 8 bits in a byte

Re:C++ proposal: There are 8 bits in a byte by hyperhello on Thursday October 17, 2024 @08:58PM (#41875407)

C++ long ago crossed the line where making any change is more work than any benefit it could ever create.

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Re:C++ proposal: There are 8 bits in a byte by pjmlp on Friday October 18, 2024 @04:43AM (#41877472)

It is one of my favourite languages, but I think it has already crossed over the complexity threshold PL/I was known for.

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Re:C++ proposal: There are 8 bits in a byte by BoringTimesGang on Friday October 18, 2024 @05:46AM (#41877778)

This is such an odd thing to read & compare to how eager my colleagues are to upgrade the compiler to take advantage of new features. There's so much less need to specify types in situations where the information is implicitly available after C++ 20/17. So many boost libraries have been replaced by superior std versions.

And this has happened again and again on this enormous codebase that started before it was even called 'C++'.

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