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> Is it leading to more features and better compilation than would be the case if there was just one compiler toolchain? I would argue that the pace of C++ com
by inetknght 7y ago
> Is it leading to more features and better compilation than would be the case if there was just one compiler toolchain?
I would argue that the pace of C++ compiler development has significantly increased since clang was introduced.
I would surmise that elimination of GCC or Clang -- in the way that Chrome has resulted in the elimination of more than one competing browser -- would be detrimental to C++ as a whole.
And therefore, I would say: yes, it's leading to more features and better compilation that if it was just one compiler toolchain.
- favorited 7y agoThough obviously not because of Clang, the pace of C++ itself significantly increased since Clang was introduced.
- pjmlp 7y agoHowever, because Clang, we have finally IDEs caughting up with Energize C++ and VA for C++ v4 ideas, a couple of decades after they shown what would be possible with C++ when one isn't constrained to UNIX mentality of development.
- inetknght 7y agoWhat do you mean?
- pjmlp 7y agoI mean this, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQQTScuApWk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQQTScuApWk http://dreamsongs.com/Files/Energize.pdf http://dreamsongs.com/Files/Energize.pdf http://www.edm2.com/index.php/VisualAge_C%2B%2B_4.0_Review http://www.edm2.com/index.php/VisualAge_C%2B%2B_4.0_Review Basically Smalltalk like development experience, just for C++. Too advanced for early 90's computers (it demanded very high end hardware).