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Is that narrative still true post-modern cpp? On some level it feels like the cpp narrative was written in the early 2000s and hasn't kept pace with reality. To
by jmatthews 5y ago
Is that narrative still true post-modern cpp? On some level it feels like the cpp narrative was written in the early 2000s and hasn't kept pace with reality. Too cluttered, too object-centric, bad compile times, sure. Is the cognitive load of choosing safe pointers that much more than navigating the borrow checker?
- zozbot234 5y ago> Is that narrative still true post-modern cpp? The key reference on "modern" C++ is the "C++ Core Guidelines". They're pretty comprehensive but quite complex as well, and they don't really manage to establish a "sound" or "safe" idiom for the language; they're more focused on avoiding the most common pitfalls.
- ncmncm 5y agoNo, it's just an old marketing line that has failed to track reality. It is never surprising when that happens. Once upon a time C++ was supposed to produce "code bloat". Now it doesn't, without any changes to address that.