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Re:Learning C3 by throwawaymaths on Thursday May 29, 2025 @12:18PM (#44127519)
the problem with picking C++ is that eventually you onboard someone who uses the warts in their code, and then the warts become like craft glitter.
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Re:Learning C3 by jack_pp on Thursday May 29, 2025 @12:57PM (#44127913)
Maybe instead of building a restricted C++ we should be building parsers that restrict what C++ features we use.
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Re:Learning C3 by pjmlp on Thursday May 29, 2025 @01:22PM (#44128154)
It is called static analysis tool.
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Re:Learning C3 by pjmlp on Thursday May 29, 2025 @01:23PM (#44128172)
A matter of code review and static analysis configuration.

Unfortunately adhering to modern tooling is always a quixotic battle, even when they come for free on modern FOSS compilers.

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