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> the new trend of C++ programmers Regrettably this trend is all but new. Boost is god knows how old now and just look how popular it is in certain circles.
by huhtenberg 11y ago
> the new trend of C++ programmers
Regrettably this trend is all but new. Boost is god knows how old now and just look how popular it is in certain circles.
- peterashford 11y agoQuite. It's been going on from the outset. Basically they got it wrong and they've been hacking at it ever since in a vain attempt to get it right. The should have killed the C linking compatibility from the outset (header files are devil spawn), they should have had a native string type as well. D represents a much better attempt at what C++ ought to have been.