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This was already broadly used at least 10 years ago. Interestingly, modern C++ techniques tend to be ignored by HN folks, while old stuffs[0][1][2][3] generally
by htfy96 8y ago
This was already broadly used at least 10 years ago. Interestingly, modern C++ techniques tend to be ignored by HN folks, while old stuffs[0][1][2][3] generally gain more points.
[0] this thread
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18650902 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18650902
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16257216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16257216
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18281574 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18281574
- vortico 8y agoPerhaps this is because modern language designers gradually solve more niche problems as time progresses, while the rest of the world is still catching up to pre-2000 concepts. The 90's was a great time for new strides in language design and memory management, but now we're only making marginal improvements. People will vote for things that teach them something new.