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Then some poor soul gets to wrap the old patterns into the new patterns! But seriously, if modern C++ has one thing going for it, it has a great backwards comp

Then some poor soul gets to wrap the old patterns into the new patterns! But seriously, if modern C++ has one thing going for it, it has a great backwards compatibility and forward refactoring story. I'm not a huge fan of the "evolved" syntax, and I rarely use C++ anymore, but I like modern C++ substantially more than C++03, which was where I first cut my teeth as a programmer.

ruke 6y ago
C++ is approaching Javascript and other modern languages with Moduless!!
MaxBarraclough 6y ago
> Then some poor soul gets to wrap the old patterns into the new patterns! This isn't always an option. Google's C++ guidelines generally forbid using exceptions, but concede that you might have to if you're dealing with existing code, particularly on Windows. https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Windows_Code https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Windows_Co...