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> Most of these detractors haven't touched C++ in 15-20 years and are still railing against the monstrosity that was C++03 and the thickness of the C++ spec (wi
by karmakurtisaani 4y ago
> Most of these detractors haven't touched C++ in 15-20 years and are still railing against the monstrosity that was C++03 and the thickness of the C++ spec (without actually using it).
Keep in mind that C++ standard is backwards compatible, so every monstrosity added is still there. You might not use it, but your (ex-)colleagues might have, and you might end up maintaining such code. Let's just say it doesn't exactly make it more appealing.