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I don't know that I have seen anyone hype it, I just think it's funny that Google invented yet another programming language, and that (to me anyway) it's really

• jasode 4y ago
  >Google invented yet another programming language, [...] just to gain access to features that are probably coming down the pipe in C++ in due time anyway. That's the opposite of what Google perceives. There is no timetable for a future C++23 or even a later version that will make their experiments with Carbon redundant. Are you already familiar with the Chandler Carruth blog post? https://github.com/carbon-language/carbon-lang/blob/trunk/docs/project/difficulties_improving_cpp.md https://github.com/carbon-language/carbon-lang/blob/trunk/do... That post also has a link to the Titus Winters pdf explaining some of the ABI breakage that the committee does not currently want to prioritize. I'm skeptical Carbon will spur industry-wide usage outside of Google's internal work. Nevertheless, their rationale for Carbon is in response to the current committee's position of prioritizing ABI backward compatibility over performance improvements.
  • gymbeaux 4y ago
    Interesting. I haven't seen that blog post. Thank you for sharing it! True enough, there's no guarantee C++ will eventually get the features Google is getting now with Carbon, and I realize they are a software company, and if anyone has a reason to invent their own internal-use programming language, it's them.