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Re:Oberon vs. C++ (1994) by the_why_of_y on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @07:50PM (#9266863)
In what bizarro world do C++ namespaces qualify as modules?

There are rumors that Apple's clang developers are working on something in that direction, but until that vaporware is done and standardized, C++ programmers have to use the C preprocessor's automated text copy-and-paste mechanism in lieu of a proper module system.

Edited to add: an article and video about the clang C++ modules work-in-progress

http://isocpp.org/blog/2012/11/modules-update-on-work-in-pro...

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Re:Oberon vs. C++ (1994) by AnimalMuppet on Thursday March 26, 2015 @12:03PM (#9270612)
The article said that (Oberon) modules and C++ namespaces were similar features. You may have a different definition of modules, or you may think that the article is wrong to compare the two. That's fine. But I'm just the messenger here; go shoot somebody else.
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