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"The problem with C++ is all the bending backwards they do to keep old code compiling and working" Uh, that's not a problem, it's (as you say) the main reason
by roel_v 7y ago
"The problem with C++ is all the bending backwards they do to keep old code compiling and working"
Uh, that's not a problem, it's (as you say) the main reason people use it and why they burn out on flavor of the day languages like Rust and Go (as the OP illustrates).
- Ar-Curunir 7y agoThis is funny, because with Rust you can almost certainly compile code from Rust 1.0, unless it was relying on a soundness bug. You can also seamlessly use dependencies that use newer editions of Rust; you don't have to adjust your code to do this.