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>To me it appears that the standards are telling compiler writers what should be done. Isn't that what standards are supposed to do?
by RobotToaster 4y ago
>To me it appears that the standards are telling compiler writers what should be done.
Isn't that what standards are supposed to do?
- JonChesterfield 4y agoTraditionally they recorded existing practice and gently encouraged diverging implementations to converge. The alternative approach is to invent things by committee, hopefully with some implementers watching, and hope for the best.