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I don't think C++ will ever shrink as a language (i.e., drop features), but we can reduce the learning surface for newcomers by making it simpler, more consiste
by evacchi 9y ago
I don't think C++ will ever shrink as a language (i.e., drop features), but we can reduce the learning surface for newcomers by making it simpler, more consistent, and relegating C-isms under the "backwards compatibility"umbrella.
- pjmlp 9y agoC++11, C++14 and C++17 have dropped features, now there is even a zombie keywords section on the standard. Meaning of auto, export templates, exception specifications were the biggest ones, there a few minor ones as well.