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It's interesting that one of the things C++ got right was having value semantics by default and most of these "problems" are the result of using either referenc

It's interesting that one of the things C++ got right was having value semantics by default and most of these "problems" are the result of using either references or types that behave like dumb references/pointers such as std::string_view.

nine_k 5y ago
Value semantics as in "copy constructor for everything" is only helpful in limited ways. What is helpful is move semantics for anything mutable, which was introduced quite recently.
- 10000truths 5y ago
  C++11 has been out for a decade now. Move semantics are not much more "recent" than Python 3.
  - nine_k 5y ago
    I think the comparison is quite apt. Allowing new and radical features in production sometimes takes quite a few years :-/
  - pjmlp 5y ago
    There are companies that are still considering migrations to C++11, let alone anything more recent.