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Stroustup is pushing a lot forward: "C++ use is on the increase. We need to improve C++ to sustain the momentum, not better serve the C++ programmers, not out
by vmorgulis 11y ago
Stroustup is pushing a lot forward:
"C++ use is on the increase. We need to improve C++ to sustain the momentum, not better serve the C++
programmers, not out of fear of competition."
http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2015/n4492.pdf http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2015/n449...
- Rexxar 11y agoI'm not a native English speaker and I'm no sure I understand this part correctly : "..., not better serve the C++ programmers, ...". Does it means that improving c++ is not done to help c++ programmers ?
- jjawssd 11y agoI am a native english speaker and that quote makes absolutely no sense
- vmorgulis 11y ago"... nor fear the competition"?
- msbarnett 11y agoAs a native English speaker, it doesn't make sense (it's ungrammatical, in fact), and I'd assume it is probably a typo. It was probably intended to be "..., to better serve the C++ programmers, ...". That would provide a contrast for the final "not" to be operating on.
- alexbock 11y agoYou're reading the sentence correctly, but I think it was a typo and was probably intended to say: "We need to improve C++ to sustain the momentum and to better serve the C++ programmers, not out of fear of competition." The accidental repetition of not is not an unusual mistake, and the original sentence doesn't match the tone of the previous paragraph given that he says "I deem something 'major' or 'minor' based on what it does for users"